Post-burn contractures in Ibadan

A review of our experience with post-burn contractures over a ten-year-period at the University of Ibadan is reported. Fifty-two patients (32 males, 20 females) were treated; 52% were under the age of 5 years. In 25% the contractures were due to therapeutic burns. Sixty-two per cent of the contractures occurred in the upper limbs. Best results were obtained by release of contracture, application of split-thickness skin grafts, and splinting for up to six months.