The maximal tensile strength of an incision wound is reached after approximately 11 to 14 weeks, with the resulting scar tissue achieving only about 80% of the original tissue's tensile strength.

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  Wound Healing Phases - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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• Wound Healing Phases - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine via serper

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• tensile strength concept
• scar tissue concept