title: [Relation of conversion between acreage and length of wound or scar].
abstract: We discovered that the surface area and the length of body wounds or scar can not be calculated each other in the existing standards. It may be unfair to some assessments of body surface impairment. It is necessary to raise a means to solve this problem and provide the reference for the colleague.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China. tsuigt@126.com
authors.forename: Guang-tao
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology*