Contractubex Versus Corticosteroid Phonophoresis on Burn Hypertrophic Scar,
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Contractubex Versus Corticosteroid Phonophoresis on Burn Hypertrophic Scar, WAFAA H. BORHAN, SALAH EL-DIN M. ABD EL-GHANY, EMAN M. OTHMAN and MOATAZ M. SHAHIN
Abstract
Background: Hypertrophic scar is an exaggerated prolif-erative response to wound healing that stays within the bound-aries of the original wound.
Objectives: This study conducted to test which is better for controlling hypertrophic scar, contractubex or corticosteroid phonophoresis.
Methods: Thirty patients with hypertrophic scar after thermal burn were randomly classified into two groups with fifteen patients in each group; Group A received contractubex phonophoresis. Group B received triamcinolone phonophoresis. All outcome measures including pliability, height and vascu-larity of hypertrophic scar were evaluated before and after the treatment program (after 3 months-36 sesseions) by tonometer and modified Vancouver scar scale respectively.
Results: Showed that Group A that received contractubex phonophoresis had higher statistical significant values than Group B that received triamcinolone phonophoresis.
Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that contractubex phonophoresis was more effective than triamci-nolone phonophoresis for treatment of hypertrophic scar after thermal burn.