EXTERNAL RESEARCH

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BURN CONTRACTURE RESEARCH

JOURNAL

TITLE & AUTHORS

DATE OF PUBLICATION

World Journal of Surgery

Oct 2025

Shireen Dumont, Silas Msangi, Simon Ponthus, Leslie Elahi, Roba Khundkar, Edward Wayi, Lionel Dumont

Burns Open

Prevalence and characteristics of paediatric burns at the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Nov 2024

Alberta Amissah Rockson, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Sonti Imogene Pilusa

International Open Access Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Prevention and Treatment of Burn Scar Contracture: A Practical Review

Layne N. Raborn, MD and Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS

Jan 2024

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (PhD Thesis)

Burn scar contracture, perspectives on prevalence, severity, and rehabilitation interventions.

Jan 2024

Hendrikus Johannes Schouten

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Integration of Cutaneous Functional Units Principles in Burn Rehabilitation: A Diffusion of Innovations Assessment

Sep 2023

Miranda L Yelvington, Ingrid Parry

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Epidemiology and Predictors for Cervical Burn Scar Contractures: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Sep 2023

Rui Li, Yangyang Zheng , Xijuan Fan, Zilong Cao, Qiang Yue, Jincai Fan, Cheng Gan, Hu Jiao, Liqiang Liu

Social Work in Public Health

Lived Experiences of Adult Burn Survivors with Post-Burn Contractures

Apr 2022

Chetana Iyer & Asha Banu Soletti

Burns

The degree of joint range of motion limitations after burn injuries during recovery.

Mar 2022

H J Schouten, M K Nieuwenhuis, M E van Baar, C P van der Schans, A S Niemeijer, P P M van Zuijlen

International Journal of Advanced Research

Impact of nursing rehabilitation program on minimising post burn joint contracture

Jan 2022

Mohammed Mohsen Mohammed , Wafaa Ismaiel Sherif , Mohga Abdelaziz ElRefai and Hanan Abo Bakr Mohammed

Scientific Reports

Prevalence and predictors of scar contracture-associated re-hospitalisation among burn inpatients in China

Jul 2021

Zhe Zhu, Weishi Kong, Haibo Wang, Yongqiang Xiao, Ying Shi, Lanxia Gan, Yu Sun, Hongtai Tang & Zhaofan Xia

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Contracture Severity at Hospital Discharge in Children: A Burn Model System Database Study

May 2021

Miranda Yelvington, Matthew Godleski, Austin F Lee, Jeremy Goverman, Ingrid Parry, David N Herndon, Oscar E Suman, Karen Kowalske, Radha Holavanahalli, Nicole S Gibran, Peter C Esselman, Colleen M Ryan, Jeffrey C Schneider

Indian Journal of Burns

Treatment delayed is treatment denied: A review of late burn care in patients presenting with post burn contractures to a tertiary hospital.

Jan 2021

Harsha Vardhan, Vishal Lodhi, Brijesh Mishra, Divya Narayan Upadhyay, Vijay Kumar, Sandesh Singh

Burns

Pediatric burn contractures in low- and lower middle-income countries: A systematic review of causes and factors affecting outcome

Aug 2020

Fanyi Meng, Kevin J Zuo, Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Robert Baird, Sabrina Cugno, Dan Poenaru

International Surgery Journal

A prospective observational study on prevention of contractures of upper limb following burn

Apr 2020

Akash Gupta, Sanjay Pandey, Sandeep Kansal, Atul Jain

Burn Care & Research

Demographic and burn injury-specific variables associated with limited joint mobility at discharge in a multicenter study.

Mar 2020

Jonathan Lensing, Lucy Wibbenmeyer, Junlin Liao, Ingrid Parry, Karen Kowalske, Richard Reg, Jeffrey C Schneider

Burns

Joint flexibility problems and the impact of its operationalisation

Dec 2019

A M Oosterwijk, L M Disseldorp, C P van der Schans, L J Mouton, M K Nieuwenhuis

Burns

The scourge of burn contractures: Who will bell the cat?

Jun 2019

Vinita Puri, Raghav Shrotriya, Manoj Bachhav

Burns

The prevalence and development of burn scar contractures: a prospective multicenter cohort study.

Jun 2019

H.J. Schouten, M.K. Nieuwenhuis, M.E. van Baar, C.P. van der Schans, A.S. Niemeijer, P.P.M van Zuijlen

Burns Trauma

Joint contractures in severe burn patients with early rehabilitation intervention in one of the largest burn intensive care unit in China: a descriptive analysis

May 2019

Jianglin Tan, Jian Chen, Junyi Zhou, Huapei Song, Huan Deng, Ming Ao, Gaoxing Luo, Jun Wu

International Surgery Journal

Clinicoepidemiological study of post burn contractures at a tertiary care centre in western India

May 2019

Milind A. Mehta, Vikrant Ranjan, Abhishek K. Kulkarni, Pradnya Sarwade

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Quantifying contracture severity at hospital discharge in adults: a burn model system national database study

Jun 2018

Matthew Godleski, Austin F Lee, Jeremy Goverman, David N Herndon, Oscar E Suman, Karen J Kowalske, Radha K Holavanahalli, Nicole S Gibran, Peter C Esselman, Laura C Simko, Colleen M Ryan, Jeffrey C Schneider

Burns

Prevalence of scar contractures after burn: A systematic review

Feb 2017

Anouk M Oosterwijk, Leonora J Mouton, Hennie Schouten, Laurien M Disseldorp, Cees P van der Schans, Marianne K Nieuwenhuis

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Profile of Patients Without Burn Scar Contracture Development

Jan 2017

Reg Richard, Alexis R Santos-Lozada, W Scott Dewey, Kevin K Chung

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Adult contractures in burn injury: a burn model system national database study

Jan 2017

Jeremy Goverman, Katie Mathews, Richard Goldstein, Radha Holavanahalli, Karen Kowalske, Peter Esselman, Nicole Gibran, Oscar Suman, David Herndon, Colleen M Ryan, Jeffrey C Schneider

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Pediatric Contractures in Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study

Jan 2017

Jeremy Goverman, Katie Mathews, Richard Goldstein, Radha Holavanahalli, Karen Kowalske, Peter Esselman, Nicole Gibran, Oscar Suman, David Herndon, Colleen M Ryan, Jeffrey C Schneider

Journal of Burn Care & Research

A systematic review on burn scar contracture treatment: searching for evidence

May 2015

Carlijn M Stekelenburg, Roos E Marck, Wim E Tuinebreijer, Henrica C W de Vet, Rei Ogawa, Paul P M van Zuijlen

International Journal of Burns & Trauma

Burns functional disabilities among burn survivors: a study in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Apr 2013

Pius Agbenorku

Annals of Burns & Fire Disasters

The menace of post-burn contractures: a developing country’s perspective

Sep 2012

M Saaiq, S Zaib, S Ahmad

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Experience with corrective surgery for postburn contractures in Mumbai, India

May 2012

Francis S Kim, Huong H Tran, Indranil Sinha, Anup Patel, Rebecca A Nelson, Ankur N Pandya, Sunil Keswani, James F Watkins

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Methods and tools used for the measurement of burn scar contracture

Nov 2010

Ingrid Parry, Kimberly Walker, Jonathan Niszczak, Tina Palmieri, David Greenhalgh

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Contractures in burn injury part II: investigating joints of the hand

Jul 2008

Jeffrey C Schneider, Radha Holavanahalli, Phala Helm, Carina O'Neil, Richard Goldstein, Karen Kowalske

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Contractures in burn injury: defining the problem

Jeffrey C Schneider, Radha Holavanahalli, Phala Helm, Richard Goldstein, Karen Kowalske

Jul 2006

American Journal of Public Health

Burn-related physical impairments and disabilities in Ghanaian children: prevalence and risk factors

Jan 1996

S N Forjuoh, B Guyer, and H T Ireys