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Post-burn scars and scar contractures

The mortality and morbidity from burns have diminished tremendously over the last six to seven decades. However, these do not truly reflect whether the victim could go back to society as a useful person or not and lead a normal life because of the inevitable post-burn scars, contractures and other d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goel, Arun, Shrivastava, Prabhat
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publication 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21321660
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.70724
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Sumario:The mortality and morbidity from burns have diminished tremendously over the last six to seven decades. However, these do not truly reflect whether the victim could go back to society as a useful person or not and lead a normal life because of the inevitable post-burn scars, contractures and other deformities which collectively have aesthetic and functional considerations. This article gives an overview of the post-burn scars and scar contractures, especially their prevention, minimisation and principles of management.