Table 1 Scoring of H&E stained burn injured hind paws
From: Exploring combat stress exposure effects on burn pain in a female rodent model
Epidermis | |
 0 | Normal |
 1 | Epidermal degeneration |
 2 | Epidermal ulceration |
 3 | Epidermal hyperplasia |
Granulation tissue/Fibroplasia | |
 0 | None |
 1 | GT > Fibroplasia |
 2 | GT = Fibroplasia |
 3 | GT < Fibroplasia |
Skeletal myocyte degeneration, necrosis, atrophy, loss | |
 0 | Normal |
 1 |  < 25% (% of total skeletal muscle) |
 2 | 26–50% (% of total skeletal muscle) |
 3 | 51–75% (% of total skeletal muscle) |
 4 |  > 75% (% of total skeletal muscle) |
Superficial bacteria | |
 0 | Absent |
 1 | Present |
Inflammation (neutrophils/histiocytes/lymphocytes and plasma cells) | |
 0 | None |
 1 | Mild number of inflammatory cells |
 2 | Moderate number of inflammatory cells |
 3 | Marked number of inflammatory cells |
New bone growth (digit) | |
 0 | None |
 1 | Mild |
 2 | Moderate |
 3 | Marked |
 4 | Severe |