Achilles Tendon Repair by Decellularized and Engineered Xenografts in a Rabbit Model

Table 2

Mean values of each single parameter of the modified Stoll’s score evaluated by the three blinded observers for the treated groups AG (), DG (), and TEG (). Statistical analysis by the Kruskal-Wallis test corrected with Dunn’s post hoc: between DG and both other groups; ^a between DG and AG; ^b between DG and TEG.

(a)

	ECM organization; (0-2)	Cellularity; (0-2)	Cell alignment; (0-2)	Cell distrib.; (0-1)	Cell nuclei morphol.; (0-2)	Proteoglycans; (0-1)
AG	1.07	0.88	1.00^a	0.58	0.77	0.25
DG	0.56	0.32	0.25^a	0.14	0.33	0.22^b
TEG	1.06	0.86	0.72	0.56	0.89	0.50^b

(b)

	Degenerative changes; (0-3)	Vascularization; (0-1)	Inflammation; (0-1)	Org. tissue repair; (0-2)	Transition zone; (0-2)
AG	2.03	0.58	0.62	1.02	1.30
DG	1.10	0.06	0.08	0.46	0.33
TEG	1.75	0.51	0.49	0.97	1.17