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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Evidence of rotator cuff disease after breast cancer treatment: scapular kinematics of post-mastectomy and post-reconstruction breast cancer survivors

ORCID Icon, , , & ORCID Icon
Pages 1058-1066 | Received 27 Nov 2021, Accepted 06 Apr 2022, Published online: 20 Apr 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1. Participant performing an unloaded overhead reach with the left hand.

Figure 1. Participant performing an unloaded overhead reach with the left hand.

Figure 2. Interaction plot of scapular kinematics for the pain and no pain groups. Upward rotation values are from the right side, while internal rotation values are from the left side. For the mastectomy group, those with pain had lower upward rotation and higher internal rotation. The opposite pattern was found in the reconstruction group.

Figure 2. Interaction plot of scapular kinematics for the pain and no pain groups. Upward rotation values are from the right side, while internal rotation values are from the left side. For the mastectomy group, those with pain had lower upward rotation and higher internal rotation. The opposite pattern was found in the reconstruction group.

Figure 3. Peak right upward rotation (top) and left internal rotation (bottom) presented with reconstruction groups split by surgery types and pain status. Reconstruction types were grouped together for analysis due to small sample sizes for each type. Error bars represent standard deviation. Mastectomy: mastectomy-only; implant: subpectoral implant; DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator; LD: latissimus dorsi flap.

Figure 3. Peak right upward rotation (top) and left internal rotation (bottom) presented with reconstruction groups split by surgery types and pain status. Reconstruction types were grouped together for analysis due to small sample sizes for each type. Error bars represent standard deviation. Mastectomy: mastectomy-only; implant: subpectoral implant; DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator; LD: latissimus dorsi flap.

Table 1. Participant characteristics [mean (95% CI)] for all five combinations of breast cancer treatment and presence of pain.

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Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [SK], upon reasonable request.