Table 3 Ipsilateral shoulder-arm measurements before and after radiotherapy (RT), according to scapula alata status
| Â | Scapula alata pre-radiotherapy status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Absent | Present | ||||
Measurement | Measurement pre-RT | % change post-RT | 1P | Measurement pre-RT | % change post-RT | 1P |
Volume | 1689 (ml) | +0.7% | 0.152 | 1554 (ml) | +4.1% | 0.036 |
Abduction | 121 (degrees) | +2.3% | 0.818 | 126 (degrees) | –8.6% | 0.046 |
Retroflexion* | 50 (degrees) | –2.5% | 0.086 | 52 (degrees) | –7.0% | 0.119 |
Anteflexion | 141 (degrees) | +2.8% | 0.987 | 136 (degrees) | +3.7% | 0.871 |
Endorotation | 7 (n vertebrae) | +1.3% | 0.304 | 8 (n vertebrae) | +0.5% | 0.485 |
Scapular distance | 14 (cm) | +3.1% | 0.037 | 11 (cm) | +19.5% | 0.077 |
Brown's combined test | – | – | 0.148 | – | – | 0.043 |