RESEARCH

Research is essential to understanding, preventing, and treating burn contractures. Yet despite how common and limiting burn contractures are, research remains limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where contractures are often most common and severe.

Together, through community, research, and awareness, we can drive real change, creating a world free from burn contractures and the suffering they cause.

DR CONTRACTURE RESEARCH

Read research carried out by Dr Contracture here.

Global perspectives on risk factors for major joint burn contractures: A literature review

Burn contracture risk factors and measurement in low-middle income countries: A clinical perspective

Risk factors for burn contractures: A cross-sectional study in a lower income country

Risk factors for burn contractures in a lower income country: Four illustrative cases

Fanstone (2024). Quality Indicators in burn care: Are we missing the forest for the trees?

Quality Indicators in burn care: Are we missing the forest for the trees? Could burn contracture be an effective global quality indicator of burn care? (external link to journal )

Situation report on risk factors for contracture after burns in low- and middle-income countries

FEATURED RESEARCH

Featured below are key publications offering a clear overview of burn contractures and highlighting the nature of current research. Each link will take you directly to the external website where the study was published.

Puri et al (2019). The scourge of burn contractures: Who will bell the cat?

"Burn scar contractures, in spite of being preventable, continue to be a common reality in our world. This paper aims to evaluate the lacunae in burn care leading to formation of contractures, to evaluate common sites of contractures, practice of advising splintage and anti-deformity positioning."

A comprehensive archive of links to burn contracture research, and previously featured publications can be found here.

FURTHER RESEARCH