We present an 80-year-old patient who presented a defect with exposed tendons on the dorsum of the hand after micrographic controlled tumour excision. The defect was closed using a combination of artificial collagen-elastin matrix (Matriderm) covered by an autologous split-skin graft in a 1-step approach resulting in rapid healing and good functional and cosmetic results.
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