All are factors of poor wound healing except -
Answer- A. Young ageSystemic factorsPoor nutrition (protein deficiency, vitamin C deficiency)Metabolic abnormalities (Diabetes mellitus).Poor circulatory status (Inadequate blood supply)Hormones, e.g. glucocoicoidsB. Local factorsInfection is the single most impoant factor.Mechanical factors, e.g. early mobilization.Foreign bodies (unnecessary sutures, fragments of steel or glass).Wound in poorly vaculatized area, e.g. foot.
Young age
Infection
Zinc deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency