LONG-TERM RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF SCALDS IN CHILDREN WITH GLYCEROL-PRESERVED ALLOGRAFTS

A retrospective study followed by a clinical examination was carried o ut 2-5 years postburn to analyse the long-term results of the treatmen t of scalds in children (n = 45) with glycerol-preserved allografts. I n 21 patients (47 per cent), the wounds healed spontaneously. In 24 pa tients, remaining defects were closed by a split skin autograft in the third week postburn. Healing without scar formation was seen in 24 pa tients (53 per cent), 9 patients (21 per cent) showed moderate, and 12 patients (26 per cent) severe scar formation. Transplanted areas show ed hyperpigmentation, and donor sites depigmentation. The cosmetic res ults require further improvement, and classification of present and ne w methods of treatment. Clinical research is limited by the number of observations and the great variation in wounds. A well-standardized ex perimental animal model is, therefore, essential.