A review on static splinting therapy to prevent burn scar contracture: Do clinical and experimental data warrant its clinical application?

Burns

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Schouten, H J ^a,b   Nieuwenhuis, M K ^d   Van Zuijlen, P P M ^a,b,c  

^a ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH BURN CENTRES   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Myo)fibroblast; Burns; Collagen; Contraction; Mechanical load; Rehabilitation; Scar; Splinting; Strain; Stress; Stretching; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BURN; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MYOFIBROBLAST; REVIEW; SPLINTING; STATIC SPLINTING THERAPY; TENSION; WOUND HEALING;

BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; SPLINTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855999533     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2011.06.003     Document Type: Review

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