A 60-yrs-old diabetic man undergoes resection of an infected boil on his back. The wound is left open for packing and cleansing. Week by week, the wound grows smaller. Which of the following is true concerning wound contracture?

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It is the primary process affecting closure of a sutured or stapled surgical wound

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Bacterial colonization significantly slows the process of contraction

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It may account for a maximum of 50% decrease in the size of a wound

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It is based on specialized fibroblasts that contain actin myofilaments

A 60-yrs-old diabetic man undergoes resection of an infected boil on his back. The wound is left open for packing and cleansing. Week by week, the wound grows smaller. Which of the following is true concerning wound contracture?

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