[Gradual wound closure by dermatotraction of the hand]. / Der graduelle Wundverschluss durch Dermatotraktion an der Hand.

There are various treatments for skin defects. In our study we used a skin-stretching device for the closure of six skin defects of the hand and wrist (Sure-Closure System, Life Medical Sciences, Inc., Princeton, N.J.). Three defects were closed completely. The size of the other three wounds was reduced by 50 to 70%. We saw no complications. The skin-stretching device helped to close skin defects with local sensate tissue.