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Table 2 Severity and frequency of active range of motion (ROM) limitation by joint muscle action

From: Joint contractures in severe burn patients with early rehabilitation intervention in one of the largest burn intensive care unit in China: a descriptive analysis

Joint

Muscle action

Severity

Total

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Shoulder, n(%)

Flexion

30(18.9)

34(21.4)

31(19.5)

35(22.0)

17(10.7)

12(7.5)

159

Extension

39(41.9)

46(49.5)

6(6.5)

2(2.2)

0(0)

0(0)

93

Abduction

25(16.0)

35(22.4)

46(29.5)

43(27.6)

4(2.6)

3(1.9)

156

Horizontal abduction

40(45.5)

40(45.5)

1 (1.1)

5(5.7)

3(3.4)

2 (2.3)

88

Horizontal adduction

44(34.6)

46(36.2)

15(11.8)

18(14.2)

3(2.4)

1(0.8)

127

Elbow, n(%)

Flexion

55(30.9)

62(34.8)

22(12.4)

25(14.0)

10(5.6)

4(2.2)

178

Extension

72(48.3)

70(47.0)

2(1.3)

5(3.4)

0(0)

0(0)

149

Wrist, n(%)

Flexion

47(27.5)

54(31.6)

30(17.5)

25(14.6)

9(5.3)

6(3.5)

171

Extension

49(28.7)

48(28.1)

26(15.2)

27(15.8)

11(6.4)

10(5.8)

171

Hip, n(%)

Flexion

41(24.3)

50(29.6)

29(17.2)

20(11.8)

14(8.3)

15(8.9)

169

Extension

27(42.2)

27(42.2)

1(1.6)

1(1.6)

4(6.3)

4(6.3)

64

Abduction

60(42.3)

63(44.4)

13(9.2)

12(8.5)

4(2.8)

3(2.1)

142

adduction

40(31.7)

38(30.2)

19(15.1)

16(12.7)

4(3.2)

9(7.1)

126

Knee, n(%)

Flexion

49(30.6)

47(29.4)

16(10.0)

22(13.8)

9(5.6)

17(10.6)

160

Extension

68(50.7)

62(46.3)

0(0)

3(2.2)

1(0.7)

0(0)

134

Ankle, n(%)

Dorsiflexion

47(28.3)

45(27.1)

7(4.2)

9(5.4)

30(18.1)

28(16.9)

166

Plantar flexion

77(46.1)

78(46.7)

5(3.0)

4(2.4)

3(1.8)

0(0)

167

Total, n(%)

810(33.3)

845(34.7)

269(11.0)

272(11.2)

126(5.2)

114(4.7)

2436

1655(67.9)

541(21.8)

240(9.9)