Early rehabilitation reduces the onset of complications in the upper limb following breast cancer surgery

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 601-611

  Scaffidi, M ^a   Vulpiani, M C ^a   Vetrano, M ^a   Conforti, F ^a   Marchetti, M R ^a   Bonifacino, A ^a   Marchetti, R ^a   Saraceni, V M ^a   Ferretti, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Lymph node excision; Rehabilitation; Surgical procedures, operative; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SHOULDER;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 84874296282     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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