TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Hands and Feet A1 - Kantor, Jonathan Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair AB - The hands and feet present some novel challenges to wound closure. First, these areas are highly mobile—by their very nature, these locations are under constant stress, so that the dorsal hands are subject to significant stretching when making a fist or grasping an object. Second, these areas are subject to repetitive friction, on the hands when they are put in a pocket or purse and on the feet while wearing shoes. Moreover, since the hands are frequently exposed to bacteria in the course of everyday events and the feet often spend the day occluded and are bathed in a significant bacterial load during showers, these areas also have a theoretically higher risk of postoperative infection. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141252895 ER -