RT Book, Section A1 Schneider, Jeffrey C. A1 Knowlton, Sasha E. A2 Mitra, Raj SR Print(0) ID 1159836182 T1 Rehabilitation of the Burn Patient T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793339 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159836182 RD 2024/10/11 AB ANNUALLY, AN ESTIMATED 11 MILLION INDIVIDUALS worldwide and 400,000 in the United States experience a burn injury.1 In the past decade, the mortality rate in the United States was 3.3%. Survival rates have improved over the past few decades because of increased understanding of the cellular and systemic response to burns, advances in critical and surgical care, and prevention efforts in work, home, and recreational activities. Currently, the median lethal dose (LD-50) are burns which affect 70% total body surface area (TBSA).2 Burn injury is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (as measured by disability-adjusted life years), and particularly affects low- and middle-income countries.1 Burn injuries present a unique constellation of rehabilitation issues, which include hypertrophic scarring, contractures, pain, and mobility impairments. Other complications include neuropathies, temperature regulation dysfunction, pruritis, bony abnormalities, psychological impairments, and community integration deficits.