Table 1 Histopathology: number of cells with their differentiation and vascularity (mean and Standard deviation), (28 DPI vs. 84 DPI vs. their normal contralateral).
From: Short and long terms healing of the experimentally transverse sectioned tendon in rabbits
Four weeks post injury | Twelve weeks post injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Injured tendon | Normal tendon | Injured tendon | Normal tendon |
Fibroblast | 237.75 ± 26.58 | 6.00 ± 12.00 | 211 ± 22.22 | 33.00 ± 49.65 |
Fibrocyte | Negative | 29.00 ± 7.52 | 14.00 ± 7.43 | 34.25 ± 12.03 |
Macrophage | 6.50 ± 1.64 | Negative | 3.25 ± 1.50 | Negative |
Lymphocyte | 15.75 ± 7.84 | Negative | 12.25 ± 3.68 | Negative |
Neutrophil | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
Mature fibroblast | 8.50 ± 2.51 | Negative | 15.50 ± 3.00 | Negative |
Immature fibroblast | 28.25 ± 5.56 | Negative | 15.00 ± 4.83 | Negative |
Vascularity | 3.75 ± 3.30 | Negative | 2.00 ± 1.63 | Negative |