Preventive effects of moulded cervical orthosis on the flexion deformity in burn pateints
- VernacularTitle:模塑式颈椎矫形器对颈部烧伤患者屈曲畸形的预防作用
- Author:
Xiaochao ZHANG
;
Wenbing YANG
;
Shuqing CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2005;9(10):206-207
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Cervical orthosis is one of the non-surgical therapeutic methods for the remedy of cervical deformities. The introduction of cervical orthosis into the clinical remedy of cervical deformities resulted by burn can maximally restore the cervical function of the patients.OBJECTIVE: To analyse the clinical applicative mode and the effects of moulded cervical orthosis (MCO) on cervical burn.DESIGN: A before-and-after verification study by employing pateitns as subjects.SETTING: Prosthetics and orthotic department in a provincial artificial limb center.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 19 cases including 13 males and 6 females after skin-transplantation due to serious burn in head, neck and chest admitted by the outpatient department of prosthetics center between January and September 2003.METHODS: Nineteen patients with cervical burn wore MCO. Return visits were made afterwards for the evaluation of the treatment effects of MCO.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Resutls of therapeutic effectiveness evaluation.RESULTS: All nineteen patients with cervical deformities due to burn reached the effects of correcting cervical flexion and restoring cervical functions through wearing orthosis. The cervical functions restored entirely in seven cases, almost restored in eight cases and improved in four cases.CONCLUSION: MCO can be clinically used on cervical deformities resulted by burn and provide good effects on remedy and rehabilitation.
