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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:787-788.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

The Scalloped Dorsal Metacarpophalangeal Skin Incision

T. SHELLY ASHBELL M.D.1

1 From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

The use of the scalloped dorsal skin incision for best exposure of multiple metacarpophalangeal joints of the rheumatoid hand is recommended. It is superior to the regular transverse incision in that it prevents the formation of a contracture in the scar.


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