Total Energy Expenditure, Protein Kinetics, and Body Composition in Recovering Burn Children.

The purpose of this study is to measure resting energy expenditure, total energy expenditure, and physical activity in recovering burn children to better understand their relation to impaired growth and nutritional status; and to measure whole body and muscle protein turnover during recovery from burn injury to understand their impact on body composition and energy metabolism. It also aims to look at changes in lean body mass, fat mass, bone mineral density and bone mineral content during rehabilitation and during early convalescence.