It may go through part or all of a previous incision, skin, an underlying fatty layer and into the abdomen.

Scientists experimenting on a batch of them in Hanover notice that after a limb has been amputated a layer of skin cells forms from the cells at the spot of the incision.

Objective To report the clinical results of the treatment of proximal humeral fractures with a locking proximal humeral plate (LPHP) through a small skin incision on the anterolateral shoulder.