Palmar resurfacing techniques: an "ideal" opportunity and the importance of long-term follow-up.
A case involving the accidental loss of all the skin of the palm and the palmar surfaces of all four fingers, and its replacement as a full-thickness graft, is presented. The importance of long-term follow-up to detect and correct palmar skin contractures is emphasized. The literature which relates to this difficult area of loss is reviewed.
Mowatt
D J
DJ
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, South Manchester University Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Shah
M
M
Watson
J S
JS
D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous