Wound contracture explained

Wound contracture is a process that may occur during wound healing when an excess of wound contraction, a normal healing process, leads to physical deformity characterized by skin constriction and functional limitations.^{[1] [2] [3]} Wound contractures may be seen after serious burns and may occur on the palms, the soles, and the anterior thorax.^[2] For example, scars that prevent joints from extending or scars that cause an ectropion are considered wound contractures.^{[1] [4]}

See also

• Wound healing
• Burn scar contracture

Notes and References

1. Book: Sabiston . David C. . Townsend . Courtney M. . Sabiston textbook of surgery : the biological basis of modern surgical practi . 2012 . Elsevier Saunders . Philadelphia, PA . 978-1-4377-1560-6 . 163 .
2. Book: Robbins . Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) . Kumar . Vinay . Cotran . Ramzi S. . Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea . 2010 . Saunders/Elsevier . Philadelphia, PA . 978-1-4377-0792-2 .
3. Shin D1, Minn KW.. The effect of myofibroblast on contracture of hypertrophic scar. . Normally, the myofibroblasts appear in the initial wound healing processes and generate contractile forces to pull both edges of an open wound until it disappears by apoptosis. But as an altered regulation of myofibroblast disappearance, they remain in the dermis and continuously contract the scar, eventually causing scar contracture.. Plast Reconstr Surg . 14758226. 10.1097/01.PRS.0000101530.33096.5B. 113. 2 . 633–40. 2004 . 22189434 .
4. Book: A. N. Kingsnorth. Aljafri A. Majid. Fundamentals of Surgical Practice. 19 March 2012. 27 April 2006. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-67706-6. 83.