Tensile strength in the wound scar is: (A) Similar to normal skin, (B) More than normal skin, (C) 80% of normal skin, (D) 50% of normal skin
Answer is C. This maturation of collagen leads to increased tensile strength in the wound which is maximal at the 12th-week post-injury and represents approximately 80% of the uninjured skin strength. Bailey and love 27e pg: 25