Journal article
Reliable scar scoring system to assess photographs of burn patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several scar-scoring scales exist to clinically monitor burn scar development and maturation. Although scoring scars through direct clinical examination is ideal, scars must sometimes be scored from photographs. No scar scale currently exists for the latter purpose.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We modified a previously described scar scale (Yeong et al., J Burn Care Rehabil 1997) and tested the reliability of this new scale in assessing …
Authors
Mecott GA; Finnerty CC; Herndon DN; Al-Mousawi AM; Branski LK; Hegde S; Kraft R; Williams FN; Maldonado SA; Rivero HG
Journal
Journal of Surgical Research, Vol. 199, No. 2, pp. 688–697
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.jss.2014.10.055
ISSN
0022-4804