According to the Burn Association Repository, approximately 500,000 burn victims seek
medical treatment every year, with 39% of these injuries involving the upper extremity and …

Objectives The aim of this literature review was to synthesise and report current practice in
evaluation and reporting of scar outcomes in hand and wrist clinical research. Methods A …

It is unknown whether variations in burn care affect outcomes or affect the success of
emerging therapeutics. The purpose of this study was to assess burn surgeons' preferences …

INTRODUCTION: Thermal injury of the hand is characterized by disfigurement and deformity
with marked emotional problems because the patient is no longer able to perform the daily …

Aims and objectives To observe the effect of a rehabilitation intervention on the
comprehensive health status of patients with hand burns. Background Most studies of hand …

Rationale: Burn injuries represent one of the major worldwide public health problems
causing more severe physiological stress than other traumas. Effective treatment of burn …

Objective: To compare outcome of patients with burns covering less than 15% of total body
surface area (TBSA) undergoing early excision and grafting or delayed skin grafting …

A hand represents 3% of the total body surface area. The hands are involved in close to
80% of all burns. The potential morbidity associated with hand burns can be substantial …

Methods A retrospective review of 2506 burn contractures was performed using information
extracted from a large nongovernment organization (ReSurge International) database from …

Hand burns have major impacts on daily activities. An interdisciplinary and multifaceted
approach is necessary to effectively treat these burns. Generally, hands are common sites …