TABLE 4.

Characteristics of study participants—reconstruction of burn scars.

Study	Year	Male n (%)		Age mean (SD)		Type of patients	Contracture site (%)
		Intervention	Control	Intervention	Control		Intervention	Control
Almeida et al. 24	2023	5 (50) a 4 (44.4) b 2 (20) c	7 (70)	33 (16.8) a 35.1 (19.5) b 28.4 (16.6) c	37.1 (17.3)	Burn contractures	Axilla (10) a ; (22.2) b ; (10) c Cervical region (20) a ; (33.3) b ; (20) c Inframammary region (20) a ; (30) c UE (30) a ; (44.4) b ; (30) c LE (10) a ; (10) c Trunk (10) a	Axilla (20) Cervical region (20) UE (40) Trunk (20)
Bloemen et al. 33	2010	16 (62)		42.3 (18.2)		Burn scars	‐	‐
Corrêa et al. 25	2022	18 (46.2)		33.1 (−)		Burn contractures	UE (28.2); Cervical region (28.2); Axilla (17.9); Inframammary region (12.8); Trunk (7.7); LE (5.1)
Gardien et al. 36	2023	13 (54.2)		53.5 (19–87)		Burn reconstruction, acute burn wound	Arm (29); Trunk (25); Leg (25); Hand (8); Neck (8); Foot (4)
Lee et al. 48	2022	5 (83.3) d 9 (81.8) b 11 (61.1) e	22 (78.6%)	42 (12.7) d 44.6 (15.3) b 26.4 (11.2) e	27.3 (12.1)	Hypertrophic burn scars	LE (18.2) b ; (33.3) e Trunk (9.1) b UE (66.7) d ; (45.5) b ; (61.1) e Face/neck (33.3) d ; (27.3) b Inguinal (5.6) e	UE (35.7); LE (28.6); Trunk (21.4); Face/neck (14.3)
Nguyen et al. 49	2010	2 (50)		35 (−)		Burn contractures	Trunk (50); LE (25); Hand (25)	Trunk (50); LE (25); N/A (25)
Sheridan et al. 45	1998	3 (50)		5.2 (0.9)		Burn contractures	‐	‐
Vana et al. 26	2020	5 (41.7) b	3 (25) a	33 (15.7)	35.8 (13.3)	Impaired mobility resulting from burn sequelae	UE (33.3); Neck (25); Axilla (25); Trunk (16.7)	UE (50); Neck (25); Axilla (16.7); Trunk (8.3)
van Zuijlen et al. 22	2000	20 (64.5)		33.9 (17.5)		Burn contractures	Neck (34.1); UE (25); LE (15.9); Trunk (13.6); Axilla (11.4)
van Zuijlen et al. 23	2001	‐		33.9 (17.5)		Burn contractures	‐

Abbreviations: LE, lower extremity; UE, upper extremity.

^a Integra®.

^b Matriderm®.

^c Pelnac®.

^d Full‐thickness Skin Graft (FTSG).

^e AlloDerm®.