The Effect of Mechanical Compression on Chronic Hand Edema After Burn Injury: A Preliminary Report
| Autor: | Reg Richard, Kristen L. Ause-Ellias, Robert K. Finley, Sidney F. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Burn injury medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Gravity Suits Metacarpophalangeal Joint Finger Joint Edema medicine Deformity Humans Range of Motion Articular General Nursing Rehabilitation business.industry Hand Injuries Equipment Design Hand Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure General Health Professions Emergency Medicine Upper limb Finger joint medicine.symptom Burns Complication business Range of motion |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 15:29-33 |
| ISSN: | 0273-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00004630-199401000-00006 |
| Popis: | Chronic hand edema after wound healing is a troublesome condition to treat in patients with burns. Stagnant edema can cause fibrosis, which impedes rehabilitation and may lead to deformity. Although favorable results have been reported with mechanical compression used in acute injuries, no literature was found on the effects of compression for the treatment of chronic hand-burn edema. Five male patients with nine chronically edematous burned hands were subject to mechanical compression at 55 mm Hg pressure. A single-cell unit was used for a 30-minute treatment at 4:1 treatment ratio. Goniometric and volumetric hand measurements were recorded both before and after treatment. Although patients expressed a subjective feeling of improvement, no statistical difference was found in finger joint range of motion nor in hand volume when comparing pretreatment and posttreatment measurements. Many different treatment protocols exist in the literature and are discussed. |
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