title: Positioning, splinting, and contracture management.
abstract: Whether a patient with burn injury is an adult or child, contracture management should be the primary focus of burn rehabilitation throughout the continuum of care. Positioning and splinting are crucial components of a comprehensive burn rehabilitation program that emphasizes contracture prevention. The emphasis of these devices throughout the phases of rehabilitation fluctuates to meet the changing needs of patients with burn injury. Early, effective, and consistent use of positioning devices and splints is recommended for successful management of burn scar contracture.
authors.affiliation: US Army Burn Center Rehabilitation Department, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX 78234-6315, USA. scott.dewey@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Dewey
authors.forename: Reg L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Ingrid S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D056888:Patient Positioning; D013165:Splints