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[A retrospective investigation of shoulder function after RND]
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgury, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Objective:
This study was designed to investigate shoulder syndrome and its influence on daily life and employment, and to seek scientific rational standard for evaluating shoulder syndrome.
Methods:
Retrospective investigation of shoulder function were carried out in 50 cases after RND through objective evaluation and subjective examination.
Results:
68% cases complained obvious handicap in their daily life and work, impaired shoulder function after RND can be seen in almost every case.
Conclusion:
RND can cause variable degree of disability in the shoulder which influences patients quality of life directly,self evaluation and abducting arm beyond 90 degrees are good standards for evaluating shoulder syndrome.