Identification of factors predicting scar outcome after burn injury in children: a prospective case-control study.
Hilary Jane WallaceMark W FearMargaret M CroweLisa J MartinFiona M WoodPublished in: Burns & trauma (2017)
Greater burn surface area, time to healing of longer than 14 days, and multiple operations are independently associated with raised scar in children after burn injury. Scar prevention strategies should be targeted to children with these risk factors.