Step I Wound healing

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Time for wound to reach its maximum tensile strength (70-80%)?

Is it 3 months? 6 months? a year? Cannot find reliable source for this. Thanks.

 

[real chick]

Hi
the answer is 3 months.
"Wound strength reaches approximately 70% to 80% of normal by 3 months but usually does not substantially improve beyond that point"
this is taken from Robbins Basic Pathology

 

[scube]

20 days - 20%
40 days - 40%
90 days - 60%
1 year - 70%

pulled from current surgery I think(interesting how different the answer is from robbins). I had it in my notes from my surgery rotation. I did have a question on my boards about this, I missed it for sure. Im fairly certain it was an experimental.