Basic Sciences

520) Which of the following percentages is the one corresponding to the tensile strength of scar tissue AFTER adequate wound healing?

A. 50% of the unwounded normal skin
B. 60% of the unwounded normal skin
C. 80% of the unwounded normal skin
D. 90% of the unwounded normal skin
E. 100% of the unwounded normal skin




REFERENCES & ANSWER


Fisher E., Frodel Jr., J. L.: Wound Healing, Chapter 2, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 16-20, 2002

Fisher E., Frodel Jr., J. L.: Wound Healing, Chapter 2, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp. 15-25, 2009



520) C         80% of the unwounded normal skin