[Gradual wound closure by dermatotraction of the hand].
There are various treatments for skin defects. In our study we used a skin-stretching device for the closure of six skin defects of the hand and wrist (Sure-Closure System, Life Medical Sciences, Inc., Princeton, N.J.). Three defects were closed completely. The size of the other three wounds was reduced by 50 to 70%. We saw no complications. The skin-stretching device helped to close skin defects with local sensate tissue.
Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, St.-Vinzenz-Hospital, Köln.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*