Rehabilitation methods for the burn injured individual.
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Physiatrists play a critical role in managing the medical and functional consequences of serious burn injuries. Goals of rehabilitation include wound healing, scar prevention, hypertrophic scarring suppression, full range of motion, strengthening, and independent mobility and activities of daily living. This article is an overview of burn rehabilitation principles and patient management. The ultimate rehabilitation goal is independence in all spheres of an individual's life. Achievement of independence depends on the commitment of the injured individual and the entire health care team.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007