Table 1.
Histological features | Score | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Granulation tissue | _ | Thin granular layer | Moderate granular layer | Thick granular layer | Very thick granular layer |
Re-epithelialization | No epithelial organization |
Just basal layer formed | Moderate epithelial organization | Keratinization is done | _ |
Neo-vascularization | zero formed capillary vessels |
Newly formed capillary vessels<3 | 3-6 formed capillary vessels | formed capillary vessels>6 | _ |
Collagen alignment | _ | 25% of collagen tissue is parallel to wound surface | 25-50% of collagen tissue is parallel to wound surface | 50-75% of collagen tissue is parallel to wound surface | More than 75% of collagen tissue is parallel to wound surface |
Inflammation | No inflammation | Mild | Moderate | Sever | _ |
A pathologist who was blinded in grouping quantified the Mast cells of tissues with the use of Toluidine Blue stained samples.