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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 91-B, Issue SUPP_I | Pages 159 - 159
1 Mar 2009
Haidar S Joshy S Kat C Fatah F Deshmukh S
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Purpose: This study was to assess shoulder function after breast reconstruction surgery using latissimus dorsi flap.

Materials and Method: Sixty-eight patients (72 breasts) had this operation between September 1999 and June 2002. fifty-four patients (58 breasts) were assessed. The average age was 50 year (range 30 – 66 year). Average follow up was 38 month (range 24 – 54 month). DASH and Constant-Murley were used for clinical assessment.

Results: Twenty-nine (50%) shoulders found to have a normal function; whereas, 11 (19%) shoulders had mild disability, 10 (17%) shoulders had moderate disability and 8 (14%) shoulders had severe disability. Only 6 (10%) patients reported being unsatisfied with their outcome; these were, from a shoulder function point view, 4 patients with sever disability, 1 patient with moderate disability and 1 patient with normal shoulder function. However, all these 6 patients were not satisfied with their breast reconstruction outcome.

Conclusion: This study confirms that following breast reconstruction surgery using latissimus dorsi flap, there is a considerable deterioration of shoulder function of varying degrees. Nevertheless, shoulder function is not the main concern of this group of patients.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 90-B, Issue SUPP_II | Pages 390 - 390
1 Jul 2008
Haidar S Kat C Fatah F Deshmukh S
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The purpose of this study was to assess shoulder function after breast reconstruction surgery using latissimus dorsi flap.

Sixty-eight patients (72 breasts) had this operation. Average follow up was 38 months (range 24 to 54 months). DASH and Constant-Murley were used for clinical assessment. Twenty-nine shoulders found to have a normal function; whereas, 11 shoulders had mild disability, 10 shoulders had moderate disability and 8 shoulders had severe disability. However, only 6 patients reported being unsatisfied with their outcome. Furthermore, all these 6 patients were not satisfied with their breast reconstruction outcome.

This study confirms that following breast reconstruction surgery using latissimus dorsi flap, there is a considerable deterioration of shoulder function of varying degrees. Nevertheless, shoulder function is not the main concern of this group of patients.