title: Neurologic and musculoskeletal complications of burn injuries.
abstract: As more people survive burn injuries, there is an increasing focus on managing the complications of burn injuries with the ultimate goal of improving survivors' quality of life. Musculoskeletal and neurologic sequelae are significant complications of burn injury. Electrical injury is a subcategory of burns with multiple musculoskeletal and neurologic complications. Knowledge of these complications helps clinicians provide optimal long-term care for burn survivors and enables survivors to attain maximal recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jcschneider@partners.org
authors.forename: Jeffery C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Huaguang David
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000009:adverse effects; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries