Health-related quality of life after burn injury due to bioethanol-fueled fireplaces.

Objective: Commercially available bioethanol-fueled fireplaces are a potential source of burns and are commonly used for home use. The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of life following burn injuries that were caused by bioethanol-related accidents.

Methods: Burned patients who were admitted to our burn unit with burn injury due to bio-ethanol fueled fire places between January 2010 and December 2021 were contacted to ask for their willingness to participate in this study.

[Secondary reconstruction in zones V-VII in extensor tendon injuries].

Background: Due to various functional impairments after primary extensor tendon repair or lack of treatment, secondary tendon reconstruction is often required. Anatomical considerations, the outcome of the injury and its treatment and the patients' individual demands on the function of the hand affect the choice of the procedure.

Objective: Description of techniques for secondary reconstruction after extensor tendon injury in zones V-VII.

Fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser treatment of facial scars: Improvement of patients' quality of life, scar quality, and cosmesis.

Background: Disfiguring facial scars can be a massive burden on patients' psychosocial health and severely impact patients' self-esteem.

Aims: The aim of this study was to analyze whether ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser (CO2-AFL) treatment can positively influence facial scarring and quality of life (QoL) while improving the aesthetic appearance.

Patientes/methods: Patients with facial scars who had received CO2-AFL treatment between May 2019 and May 2020 were included in a retrospective study.

[Postoperative treatment and rehabilitation following flexor tendon injuries].

Background: The ideal surgical and postoperative treatment for flexor tendon injuries, especially in zone 2, is still subject to continuous modifications and professional discussions.

Objective: Presentation of established rehabilitation concepts, specific problems and new treatment approaches with practical recommendations for application.

Material And Methods: Comparison of commonly used treatment concepts by assessing surgical flexor tendon repair, splint choice and clinical application in patients.

Tenomodulin is Required for Tendon Endurance Running and Collagen I Fibril Adaptation to Mechanical Load.

Tendons are dense connective tissues that attach muscles to bone with an indispensable role in locomotion because of their intrinsic properties of storing and releasing muscle- generated elastic energy. Tenomodulin (Tnmd) is a well-accepted gene marker for the mature tendon/ligament lineage and its loss-of -function in mice leads to a phenotype with distinct signs of premature aging on tissue and stem/progenitor cell levels. Based on these findings, we hypothesized that Tnmd might be an important factor in the functional performance of tendons.