Breast Cancer Surgery: Is it a Problem for the Upper Extremity?

Buyukakincak, Ozlem; Akyol, Yesim; Ozen, Necati; Ulus, Yasemin; Canturk, Ferhan; Tander, Nazife; Buyukakincak, Sercan; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer

doi:10.4274/tftr.92489

Breast Cancer Surgery: Is it a Problem for the Upper Extremity?

Buyukakincak O., Akyol Y., Ozen N., Ulus Y., Canturk F., Tander B. , et al.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.59, ss.304-309, 2013 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 59 Konu: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tftr.92489
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.304-309

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine shoulder pain, range of motion (ROM), shoulder muscle strength (SMS), handgrip strength (HS), and the presence of lymphedema in patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery.