Evaluation of hand function after early excision and skin grafting of burns versus delayed skin grafting: A randomized clinical trial

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 707-713

  Omar, Mohammed T Ahmed ^a,b   Hassan, Ahmed A ^c  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Early surgical treatment; Hand burns; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JEBSEN TAYLOR HAND FUNCTION TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955068421     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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