Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment on Deep Partial-Thickness Burn Injury in Rats: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Summary of macroscopical and histological findings of the ESWT group compared to the control group.

Day	Group	Wound surface		Perfusion index		Epithelial cell layers		Score system
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
5	Control	43.6	8.6	92.7	32.6	0.4	1.1	5.8	0.7
	ESWT	48.5	10.0		22.7		1.6		0.5
10	Control	7.9	8.8	86.0	21.7	6.9	6.6	10.0	1.7
	ESWT	6.8	6.6	83.3	16.9	8.0	3.6		1.6
15	Control	3.8	5.5	59.5	20.9	5.4	3.9	11.6	1.5
	ESWT		0.1	70.3	9.8	9.0	4.4		0.5

< 0.05; < 0.01.