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Developed in 1990 by Sullivan et al, the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) was the first widely used assessment to record burns scars using a semi-quantitative approach, in order to measure change in scar appearance during healing and treatment.
Dec 8, 2020 · The quality of scar assessment scales is determined by several measurement properties (i.e., validity, reliability, and responsiveness). This chapter provides an overview of the content and development of the most frequently used scar assessment scales.
The most used scar assessment scales are the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) and Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) [7, 8]. Scar measuring scales have difficulties in...
Jun 23, 2021 · Ten objective scar measurements, four Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures (CROMs), six Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), and one combined measure were evaluated for their reliability, clinical relevance, responsiveness to clinical change, and feasibility.
Jun 21, 2010 · There are currently at least 5 scar scales that were originally designed to assess subjective parameters in an objective way (Table (Table1): 1): The Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), Manchester Scar Scale (MSS), Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES).
Dec 8, 2020 · The first concepts of scar assessment scales were reported in the late 1980s, but the first widely used, validated scar scale was developed in 1990 by Sullivan et al., which became widely known as the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) . The VSS consists of four items: vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, and pliability.
brief review of current scar assessment scales and discusses the relative advantages and potential limitations of each. Overview of scar scales Vancouver Scar Scale and modified Vancouver Scar Scale Introduced in 1990, the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) was the first validated scar scale to be adopted extensively into clinical prac-
