Research Article
Newly Developed Polyglycolic Acid Reinforcement Unified with Sodium Alginate to Prevent Adhesion
Table 2
The scores by histological findings.
| | Category and description | Score |
| | Residual alginate | | | Sparse residual alginate | ± | | Focal residual alginate | + | | Diffuse residual alginate | ++ | | Macrophages ingesting alginate | | | No alginate ingestion | − | | Sparse macrophages ingesting alginate | ± | | Focal macrophages ingesting alginate | + | | Diffuse macrophages ingesting alginate | ++ | | Fibroblasts | | | Sparse fibroblasts | − | | Focal fibroblasts between PGA fibers | ± | | Diffuse fibroblasts between PGA fibers | + | | Diffuse fibroblasts and focal connective tissue formation with collagen fibers | ++ | | Diffuse fibroblasts and diffuse connective tissue formation with collagen fibers | +++ | | Collagen fibers | | | Sparse collagen fibers | − | | Focal collagen fibers between PGA fibers | ± | | Diffuse collagen fibers between PGA fibers | + | | Diffuse collagen fibers and diffuse connective tissue formation with fibroblasts | ++ | | Diffuse collagen fibers and focal connective tissue formation with fibroblasts | +++ |
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