Surgical treatment of joint burn scar contracture: a 10-year single-center experience with long-term outcome evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burn patients often have functional problems due to joint scar contracture. Patients suffering from such contracture often experience considerable limitations in daily life. Therefore, surgical treatment is often necessary. Skin grafts, especially full-thickness skin grafts and flaps remain the most commonly used surgical methods in clinical practice. However, there are no clear guidelines stating which technique is the most effective treatment. Herein, we conducted a retrospective cohort study over 10 years of experience at a single center to investigate whether flaps or FTSGs exhibit a better long-term effect.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with joint burn scar contracture and collected data related to patient demographic profiles,

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7944269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature