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Breast cancer patients who underwent reconstructive surgery in samsung medical center from Jan 2017 to August 2017. Following early rehabilitation protocol, patients were educated to undergo a self-exercise program after short-term immobilization of 2 weeks.

Breast cancer patients who underwent reconstructive surgery in samsung medical center from May 2016 to Dec 2016. Following conventional protocol, patients were asked to immobilize their shoulder for more than 4 weeks and then undergo self-exercise program.

Ji Hye Hwang, MD, PhD

The purpose of the study is to find best post-operative rehabilitation protocol after total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander insertion. This study compared outcomes of two post-operative rehabilitation protocols ; "conventional protocol", which immobilized shoulder and upper arm motion for a month and "early rehabilitation protocol" with short-term immobilization period and early mobilization.

To prevent surgical site complications, surgeons use so-called "conventional protocol", which immobilizes shoulder and upper arm motion for a month after total mastectmoy and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander insertion. To improve shoulder mobility and QOL of patients, the investigators introduced a new and early rehabilitation protocol with short-term immobilization in Jan 2017.

The investigators retrospectively reviewed total 115 breast cancer patients who underwent reconstructive surgery from May 2016 to Aug 2017. Patients who did their reconstruction before Jan 2017 followed conventional protocol and immobilized their shoulder for more than 4 weeks. Patients who did their reconstruction after Jan 2017 were educated to undergo a self-exercise program after short-term immobilization of 2 weeks. The investigators reviewed shoulder mobility, pain, QOL and complications at postoperative 1 month and 2 month in both group of patients.

Early Rehabilitation After Immediate Reconstruction With TEI in Breast Cancer Patients

Early Rehabilitation After Total Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expander Insertion in Breast Cancer Patients

Shoulder ROM was measured in flexion, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation in the affected upper limb at post-operative 1 month and 2month. Measurements were conducted by a physiatrist using a goniometer with patients in seated position.

A plastic surgeon reviewed the surgical site for hematoma, seroma, surgical site infection, implant rupture, extrusion of the implant, asymmetry/displacement of the implant and any other complications at post-operative 1 month and 2month.

The DASH questionnaire was used to assess shoulder function at postoperative 1 month and 2 month. Scores were transformed to a 0 to 100 scale.

The SF36 was used to assess QOL at postoperative 1 month and 2 month. The SF36 contains 8 sections measuring 8 domains of QOL: physical functioning (PF), role limitations because of physical health problems (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health perception (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role limitations because of emotional problems (RE), and mental health (MH). The 8 sections are summarized into a two-component summary: the physical component summary (PCS; PF, RP, BP, GH and VT) and mental component summary (MCS; MH, RE, SF, VT and GH).

Self reported pain intensitiy at postoperative 1 month and 2 month. It scored 0-10 (0 = no pain; 10= pain as bad as can be)

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Early Rehabilitation After Immediate Reconstruction With TEI in Breast Cancer Patients	NCT03541161	Breast Cancer		-	Samsung Medical Center
Early Rehabilitation After Immediate Reconstruction With TEI in Breast Cancer Patients	NCT03541161	Breast Cancer		-	Samsung Medical Center

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