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Question:

Who's at a higher risk for developing contractures after burns?

Author: Lexi Bishop



Answer:

• Burns over flexor surface or lateral to flexor surface, • Non-compliant pts who maintain “position of comfort”, • Excessive, prolonged edema, • Deep partial and full thickness burn injuries, • Destruction of tendon or muscle, • Hypertrophic scarring, • Prolonged immobilization, • Heterotrophic ossification, • Degree and quality of movement is poor


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