Table 4 Relationships between range-of-motion restriction and the other variables
From: Morbidity after conventional dissection of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients
Patient subgroups | Range-of-motion restriction | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Mean age (years) | 54 ± 12 | 53 ± 11 | 0.96 |
Surgery -evaluation interval (months) | 35 ± 20 | 35 ± 17 | 0.75 |
Surgery | 0.12 | ||
Mastectomy | 12 (25) | 23 (15.1) | |
Conservative surgery | 36 (75) | 129 (84.9) | |
ALND incision | 0.02 | ||
The same as the breast’s | 36 (75) | 86 (56.6) | |
Separate | 12 (25) | 66 (43.4) | |
Surgery in the dominant arm | 0.6 | ||
Yes | 24 (50) | 70 (46.1) | |
No | 24 (50) | 82 (53.9) | |
Axilla status | 0.74 | ||
Positive | 26 (54.2) | 77 (50.6) | |
Negative | 22 (45.8) | 75 (49.4) | |
Positive axilla (103): number of positive lymph nodes | 7 ± 6 | 4 ± 4 | 0.1 |
Dissected lymph nodes | 14 ± 5 | 14 ± 4 | 0.89 |
Postoperative seroma | 0.78 | ||
Yes | 4 (8.3) | 16 (10.5) | |
No | 44 (91.7) | 136 (89.5) | |