Table 4.

Manchester scar scale and components

Summary	Type of ulcer				All Subjects
	Arterial	Diabetic	Posttraumatic	Venous
MSS total, mean (range)	9·7 (9–10)	10·0 (10–10)	10·6 (8–15)	10·6 (7–14)	10·4 (7–15)
Texture, mean (range)	8·5 (8–9)	10·0 (10–10)	9·0 (6–12)	10·0 (7–13)	9·6 (6–13)
Contour, mean (range)	10·0 (8–12)	10·7 (9–12)	12·0 (5–17)	9·7 (7–13)	10·4 (5–17)
Colour, mean (range)	10·0 (9–11)	10·3 (8–14)	10·7 (8–16)	10·7 (6–15)	10·5 (6–16)
Appearance, mean (range)	10·0 (10–10)	11·3 (8–13)	11·3 (8–14)	11·5 (8–16)	11·2 (8–16)
Margins, mean (range)	10·0 (8–12)	7·7 (7–9)	10·0 (7–14)	11·3 (9–14)	10·1 (7–14)