title: Burn reconstruction.
abstract: The evolving shift in focus of burn care and research toward optimizing the long-term outcomes of persons with burn injuries has certainly increased the emphasis on burn reconstruction. There are an increasing number of persons surviving extensive injury who may have long-term reconstructive needs. Burn reconstruction, just as acute burn care, requires a coordinated team approach from initial consultation through recovery and rehabilitation. Clearly, in the future, one can expect evolution in surgical techniques and technologies that can improve the function and appearance of persons with burn injury.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. mbklein@uw.edu
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000601:surgery; D016462:Mammaplasty; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D013165:Splints; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000601:surgery