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Risk factors of impairment of shoulder function after axillary dissection for breast cancer.

Masato KikuuchiYoshiteru AkezakiEiji NakataNatsumi YamashitaRitsuko TominagaHideaki KurokawaMakiko HamadaKenjiro AogiShozo OhsumiTetsuya TsujiShinsuke Sugihara
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
Our result indicated that the side of surgery corresponding to the dominant hand was the inhibiting factor for recovery for both shoulder flexion and abduction at 3 months after surgery. Home-based exercise with DVD was considered feasible. For the verification of this effectiveness, a randomized control study should be planned in the future.
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