Results of a prospective randomized controlled trial of early ambulation for patients with lower extremity autografts

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 431-436

  Lorello, David John ^a,c   Peck, Michael ^b,d   Albrecht, Marlene ^b   Richey, Karen J ^b   Pressman, Melissa A ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery Burn and Trauma ^*  (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Arizona Burn Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BED REST; BURN PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; LOWER EXTREMITY AUTOGRAFT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TISSUE GRAFT; WALKING SPEED; BURNS; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LEG INJURIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOGRAFTS; BURNS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84914175679     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000014     Document Type: Article

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