This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: General pathology, Subject name: Pathology
The tensile strength of the wound stas and increase after 
Select and explain. 
A. Immediate suture of the wound, B. 3 to 4 days, C. 7 to 10 days, D. 6 months
C: 7 to 10 days
Answer: C: 7 to 10 days 
Explanation: Wound Strength Carefully sutured wounds have approximately 70% of the strength of normal skin When sutures are removed, usually at 1 week, wound strength is approximately 10% of that of unwounded skin this increases rapidly over the next 4 weeks Wound strength reaches approximately 70% to 80% of normal by 3 month ref:-basic pathology,robbins 9th ed , page 72