RT Book, Section
A1 Kantor, Jonathan
SR Print(0)
ID 1141252895
T1 The Hands and Feet
T2 Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071836579
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141252895
RD 2024/04/18
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.