April 2024 in “Journal of burn care & research” This study found that neck defect size was more relevant than total body surface area for predicting contracture recurrence after burn injury, suggesting increased attention to defect size in managing such cases.
6 citations
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July 2017 in “Clinics in Plastic Surgery” This article reviews the management of head and neck burns across different phases but presents no new clinical results.
35 citations
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October 2014 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study developed a validated murine model of hypertrophic scar contraction, demonstrating similarities to human skin and observing graft contraction and tissue characteristics over time.
June 2002 in “Surgery (oxford)” This review discusses the post-burn deformities seen after healing from acute burns and emphasizes the need for integrated, multidisciplinary management to prevent these sequelae; it reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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January 2015 in “Scars, burns & healing” This review discusses surgical and non-surgical options for hair restoration in burn alopecia, highlighting follicular unit extraction and transplant as preferred methods but reports no new clinical findings.