This fact is from Wound Healing in General Surgery. It is a commonly tested concept in NEET MDS examinations. Understanding this fact is crucial for answering MCQs correctly.
Primary intention = clean sutured wound edges approximated
Tertiary intention = delayed primary closure wound left open first
Phases: Hemostasis then Inflammation then Proliferation then Remodeling
Collagen type III initially then replaced by type I remodeling
Plateau of wound strength at 80 percent
Keloid = extends beyond wound margins.