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Table 3 Vancouver scar score (VSS)

From: Tissue adhesive for wound closure in enhanced-recovery total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized and controlled study

Score

Vascularity

Pliability

Height

Pigmentation

0

Normal

Normal

Flat

Normal

1

Pink

Supple

< 2 mm

Hypopigmentation

2

Red

Yielding

2-4 mm

Mixed

3

Purple

Firm

> 4 mm

Hyperpigmentation

4

Banding