A Systematic Review on Burn Scar Contracture Treatment: Searching for Evidence

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e153-e161

  Stekelenburg, Carlijn M ^a,b,c,d   Marck, Roos E ^a,c,d   Tuinebreijer, Wim E ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^b   Ogawa, Rei ^e   Van Zuijlen, Paul P M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Association of Dutch Burn Centers   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BURN CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DERMAL SUBSTITUTE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SURFACE AREA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VANCOUVER SCAR SCALE; VASCULARIZATION; BURNS; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; CONTRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

BURNS; CICATRIX; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84937637417     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000106     Document Type: Article

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