Tensile strength of wound becomes normal after:
Ans. (b) Never* At the end of the 1st week wound strength is approximately 10%.* Strength increases rapidly over next 4 weeks and about 70- 80% at 3 months.* At 70-80% there is plateau and the original tensile strength cannot be obtained ever.
6 weeks
Never
4 months
6 months
Physiology and Phases of Wound Healing