Which of the following is not required for wound healing: (A) Zinc, (B) Calcium, (C) Copper, (D) Vitamin C
Answer is B. Nutritional status has profound effects on repair; protein deficiency, for example, and paicularly vitamin C deficiency, inhibits collagen synthesis and retards healing zinc is a cofactor in collagenase so zn deficiency impairs wound healing ref robbins 9th ed page 106