Intraoperative brief electrical stimulation (BES) for prevention of shoulder dysfunction after oncologic neck dissection: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain and dysfunction are common after oncologic neck dissection for head and neck cancer (HNC), due to traction, compression, and devascularization injuries to the spinal accessory nerve (SAN). Shoulder pain and dysfunction can hinder postoperative rehabilitation and hygiene, ac...

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Autores principales: Barber, Brittany, McNeely, Margaret, Chan, K. Ming, Beaudry, Rhys, Olson, Jaret, Harris, Jeffrey, Seikaly, Hadi, O’Connell, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0745-7

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