A 24-Year-Old Woman Is Admitted to the Emergency Department After $\quad$

A 24-year-old woman is admitted to the emergency department after an automobile accident in which lacerations to the left wrist severed a major tendon. The severed ends of the tendon were overlapped by 6 cm to facilitate suturing and reattachment. Which of the following characteristics would be expected after 6 weeks compared with the preinjured muscle? Assume that series growth of sarcomeres cannot be completed within 6 weeks. $\quad$$\underline{\text {Passive Tension}}$ $\quad$ $\underline{\text {Maximal Active Tension}}$
A. $\text {Decrease }$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text {Decrease}$
B. $\text { Decrease}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Increase}$
C. $\text { Increase}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Increase}$
D. $\text { Increase}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Decrease}$
E. $\text {No change}$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { No change}$