Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84, January 2009

The effectiveness of pressure garment therapy for the prevention of abnormal scarring after burn injury: a meta-analysis☆

  • Alexander Anzarut

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • EPICORE Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: 8215-112 Street, 220 College Plaza, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2C8. Tel.: +1 780 989 1271; fax: +1 780 492 6059.
    • ,
  • Jarret Olson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Prabhjyot Singh

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Brian H. Rowe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Edward E. Tredget

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 2 January 2007; accepted 19 October 2007. published online 15 January 2008.

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☆ This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Burn Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2006.

PII: S1748-6815(07)00653-5

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.052

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84, January 2009

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