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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?

AIt is the primary process affecting closure of a sutured or stapled surgical wound
BBacterial colonization significantly slows the process of contraction
CIt may account for a maximum of 50% decrease in the size of a wound
DIt is based on specialized fibroblasts that contain actin myofilaments
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1583 Unknown

A 50-year-male patient presented to the ER with scrotal swelling which extended to the anterior abdominal wall and upper thigh. The patient gave a history of falling on the cross beam of a bicycle last evening. With history, clinical examination & relevant investigations doctor on duty reached to diagnosis of urethral tear. What is the epithelium seen at the most probable location of tear in urethra in this patient?

A<img style="max-width: 100%" src=" />
B<img style="max-width: 100%" src=" />
C<img style="max-width: 100%" src=" />
DNone of the above
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