In 1995 we initiated the development of a specialized burn rehabilitation unit within an acute
rehabilitation hospital, geographically separated from our burn center. The purpose was to …

The purpose of this study is to document the organization and current practices in physical
rehabilitation across burn centers. An online survey developed for the specific purposes of …

A successful outcome to the management of the significantly burned patient requires a team
approach. Although at one time survival alone was considered a sufficient indicator of …

Hands are the most frequent sites of burn injury, 1 and proper management is essential to
assure that optimal functional recovery is achieved. Although each hand represents less …

Aburn wound may range from a very minor lesion to the most severe form of injury to which
man is liable. A person of any age, in any walk of life or state of health, at any time of the day …

The rehabilitation of an individual with burns presents a formidable challenge to physical
therapists. Early physical therapy intervention and prevention of joint deformity is the key to …

The authors of this editorial, as experienced burn surgeons and physicians, desire to bring
to the attention of the burn community their experiences in working in collaboration with a …

The devastating nature of a thermal injury drastically alters both the physical and
psychologic elements of the survivor. Understanding the physiologic and psychologic …

Nursing the burn-injured patient and supporting his/her family throughout recovery is a
complex and demanding but, ultimately rewarding, professional role. The repertoire of …

Fourteen of the 101 research questions that were proposed in the Burn Nursing Delphi study
by Marvin et al.(J BURN CASE REHABIL 1991; 12: 190–7) were concerned with the …