title: Anthropometry, muscular strength and aerobic capacity up to 5 years after pediatric burns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Physical functioning is of major importance after burns in many areas of life, in both the short and the long term. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe anthropometry, muscular strength and aerobic capacity in children and adolescents between 0.5-5 years after burns over 10% TBSA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Assessments took place in a mobile exercise lab. Demographics, burn characteristics and anthropometrics were recorded. Muscular strength in six muscle groups was measured using hand-held dynamometry and aerobic capacity was measured with a graded cardiopulmonary exercise test. Subjects' scores were compared with Dutch age- and gender-matched norm values and converted to Z-scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The assessments were completed by 24 subjects with pediatric burns ranging from 10 to 41% TBSA and time after burn from 1 to 5 years (58.3% male; 6-18 years). On group level, no significant differences between the subjects' scores and norm values were found. No trends were seen indicating an effect of extent of burn or time after burn. Individually, eight subjects (33.3%), mostly aged 6 or 7, showed significantly low performance on at least one variable: seven for strength, one for aerobic capacity and one for both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anthropometry, muscular strength and aerobic capacity are adequate in the majority of Dutch children and adolescents 1-5 years after 10-41% TBSA burns.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Association of Dutch Burn Centers, Burn Center Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: L.M.Disseldorp@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Laurien M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Disseldorp
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: L.J.Mouton@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Leonora J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Mouton
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: L.H.V.van.der.Woude@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Lucas H V
authors.initials: LHV
authors.lastname: Van der Woude
authors.affiliation: Child Development & Exercise Center, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: M.vanBrussel@umcutrecht.nl.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Brussel
authors.affiliation: Association of Dutch Burn Centers, Burn Center Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: M.K.Nieuwenhuis@mzh.nl.
authors.forename: Marianne K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nieuwenhuis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D002056:Burns / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010809:Physical Fitness; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Adolescent; Child; Exercise test; Outcomes assessment; Physical fitness; Rehabilitation