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The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring.

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Fearmonti, RM; Bond, JE; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS; Pizzo, SV; Levinson, H
Published in: Plast Reconstr Surg
January 2011

BACKGROUND: Scarring is a highly prevalent and multifactorial process, yet no studies to date have attempted to distinguish pathologic from nonpathologic scarring. METHODS: This article defines and proposes methods of classifying pathologic scarring as it pertains to clinical presentation. RESULTS: The authors propose a new scar scale that incorporates pain and functional impairment. CONCLUSIONS: The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale is the first of its kind to factor in the functional deficits pain and pruritus of scarring into measurements of associated morbidity. This scale has great potential in evaluating patient response to treatment and analyzing clinical outcomes.

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Plast Reconstr Surg

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EISSN

1529-4242

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

127

Issue

1

Start / End Page

242 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Pruritus
  • Pain
  • Humans
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cicatrix
  • 3203 Dentistry
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Fearmonti, R. M., Bond, J. E., Erdmann, D., Levin, L. S., Pizzo, S. V., & Levinson, H. (2011). The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring. Plast Reconstr Surg, 127(1), 242–247. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f959e8
Fearmonti, Regina M., Jennifer E. Bond, Detlev Erdmann, L Scott Levin, Salvatore V. Pizzo, and Howard Levinson. “The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring.Plast Reconstr Surg 127, no. 1 (January 2011): 242–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f959e8.
Fearmonti RM, Bond JE, Erdmann D, Levin LS, Pizzo SV, Levinson H. The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan;127(1):242–7.
Fearmonti, Regina M., et al. “The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring.Plast Reconstr Surg, vol. 127, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 242–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f959e8.
Fearmonti RM, Bond JE, Erdmann D, Levin LS, Pizzo SV, Levinson H. The modified Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: a novel approach to defining pathologic and nonpathologic scarring. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan;127(1):242–247.

Published In

Plast Reconstr Surg

DOI

EISSN

1529-4242

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

127

Issue

1

Start / End Page

242 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Pruritus
  • Pain
  • Humans
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cicatrix
  • 3203 Dentistry
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences