title: Palmar resurfacing techniques: an "ideal" opportunity and the importance of long-term follow-up.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, South Manchester University Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mowatt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous