TY  - BOOK
AU  - Afkar Zaki Abdallah Elbanouby
AU  - Heba Mohamed Mohamady , 
AU  - Mohamed Mahmoud Khalaf , 
AU  - Sayed Meshal Elsayed , 
TI  - Effect of low level laser on hypertrophic scar post burn : : A systematic review / 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Afkar Zaki Abdallah Elbanouby , 
KW  - Burn scar
KW  - Low level laser therapy
KW  - Systematic review
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery; Issued also as CD
N2  - The aim of this work was to systematically review the studies which assess the effect of low level laser therapy on hypertrophic scar post burn. Systematic review of all published studies with all research designs except expert opinions. A search was made in medline, Cochrane library, PEDro and Google scholar. Intervention: Effect of low level laser therapy on hypertrophic scar with age between 25 to 40 years outcome measures: scar thickness and pliability. Seven studies met the inclusion criteria in this systematic review, two studies included in meta-analysis but  the remaining studies is included in descriptive analysis in order not to exclude their results. The current level of evidence to support the effectiveness of low level laser therapy on hypertrophic scar post burn which was included in meta analysis remains weak. The main limitations are the heterogeneity between included studies in meta-analysis and small number of the studies involved
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