Identification of cutaneous functional units related to burn scar contracture development

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 625-631

  Richard, Reginald L ^a   Lester, Mark E ^a   Miller, Sidney F ^b   Bailey, J Kevin ^c   Hedman, Travis L ^a   Dewey, William S ^a   Greer, Michelle ^a   Renz, Evan M ^a   Wolf, Steven E ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; KNEE; LIMB; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN FUNCTION; TRUNK; WRIST; ANTHROPOMETRY; BURN; CONTRACTURE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAR; SKIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BURNS; CICATRIX; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIN;

EID: 69249214270     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181ac016c     Document Type: Article

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