title: Functional and occupational outcome in patients surviving massive burns.
abstract: This report gives the results of follow-up observations on patients with massive burns covering > or = 50 percent TBSA (total body surface area) who survived for more than 2 years. The relationship between the functional and occupational recovery, and a discussion of the factors that may influence the functional rehabilitation and return to occupation or productivity, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, 205 Hospital, Jin Zhou, Liao Ning, PR China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004651:Employment; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome