Table 2.

Summary table describing the Verhaegen et al. paper

PICO Item	Details from the study
Patients	30 patients with burn scars
Intervention	Scar excision + stretching (SS group)
Comparator	Scar excision alone (SE group)
Outcomes (at 12 months)	Objective
	– Scar surface area measurements – using planimetry of sterile tracing sheets.
	– Scar colour – using Derma Spectrometer.
	Subjective
	– Patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS).
	– Scar hypertrophy.