Table 1.

Histological analysis

		Control (n = 16)	Treatment (n = 16)	Improvement
Wound surface	Wound width (microscopic fields at 4× magnification)	1·00 ± 0·27	1·08 ± 0·19	N/C
	Raised (+)/depressed (−) (−3 to 3)	−1·00 ± 1·77	0·14 ± 1·68	Improved
	Central protrusion (0–3)	0·13 ± 0·35	0·57 ± 0·98
	Crusting/exudates (0–3)	1·63 ± 1·41	0·5 ± 1·07	Improved
Epidermis	Coverage (estimated %)	79·4 ± 29·8	87·5 ± 31·5	Improved
	Hyperplasia (multiple of normal epidermal thickness)	2·63 ± 0·74	2·29 ± 0·76	Improved
	Maturity (1–4)	2·38 ± 0·91	3·13 ± 0·64	Improved
Granulation tissue/dermis	Thickness (multiple of normal dermal thickness)	0·84 ± 0·76	1·13 ± 0·64	Improved
	Inflammation/infiltration (0–3)	2·38 ± 0·74	2·13 ± 0·83	Improved
	Maturity (0–4)	1·13 ± 0·83	1·88 ± 0·99	Improved