Pediatric Contractures in Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study.

ABSTRACT: Joint contractures are a major cause of morbidity and functional deficit. The incidence of postburn contractures and their associated risk factors in the pediatric population has not yet been reported. This study examines the incidence and severity of contractures in a large, multicenter, pediatric burn population. Associated risk factors for the development of contractures are determined. Data from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System database, for pediatric (younger than 18 years) burn survivors from 1994 to 2003, were analyzed. Demographic and medical data were collected on each subject. The primary outcome measures included the presence of contractures, number of contractures per patient, and severity of contractures at each of nine locatio

SUBMITTER: Goverman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306192 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature