FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TISSUE REPAIR o Infection o Nutrition o Glucocorticoids (steroids) o Mechanical variables o Poor perfusion o Foreign bodies The type and extent of tissue injury affects the subsequent repair o The location of the injury and the character of the tissue Aberrations of cell growth and ECM production FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TISSUE REPAIR  Infection  Nutrition  Glucocorticoids (steroids)  Mechanical variables  Poor perfusion  Foreign bodies  The type and extent of tissue injury affects the subsequent repair  The location of the injury and the character of the tissue  Aberrations of cell growth and ECM production