Current situation and prospect of measures of rehabilitation after burn injury / 中华烧伤杂志

ABSTRACT

In the wound healing process after a deep burn injury, improper treatment in the early stage and lack of functional rehabilitation measures in the late stage usually lead to hyperplastic scar, joint contracture, synarthrophysis, and other deformities. All of them may result in cosmetic and functional impairments, loss of work ability, poor life quality, and even psychopathy of the patients. Thus, the improvement in rehabilitation methods and the maximal recovery of appearance and functions have drawn intense attention. This article mainly discusses the prevention, systematic treatment principles and methods for the hyperplastic scar and scar contracture, as well as the problems need to be solved in burn rehabilitation, based on the introduction of the new advancement in the rehabilitation techniques.