Neck dissection and the clinical appearance of post-operative shoulder disability: The post-operative role of physiotherapy

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 542-548

  Lauchlan, D T ^a   McCaul, J A ^b   McCarron, T ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Neck dissection surgery; Physiotherapy; Quality of life; Shoulder disability

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; DISABLED PERSON; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; NECK DISSECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN;

DISABLED PERSONS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; NECK DISSECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 54349116237     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00862.x     Document Type: Review

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