The Effect of Breast Hypertrophy on Patient Posture

The Effect of Breast Hypertrophy on Patient Posture

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BackgroundOne of the reasons women with macromastia chose to undergo a breast reduction is to relieve their complaints of back, neck, and shoulder pain. We hypothesized that changes in posture after surgery may be the reason for the pain relief and that patient posture may correlate with symptomatic...

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Main Authors: Oren Lapid, E Joline de Groof, Leonard UMC Corion, Mark JC Smeulders, Chantal MAM van der Horst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-09-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Gigantomastia
Back pain
Kyphosis
Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-559.pdf

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