The impact of breast reduction surgery on low-back compressive forces and function in individuals with macromastia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1393-1399

  Foreman, K Bo ^a   Dibble, Leland E ^a   Droge, John ^a   Carson, Randy ^a   Rockwell, W Bradford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACK; BACK PAIN; BREAST; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73549091265     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b988aa     Document Type: Article

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