Table 3 Questionnaire of patients’ affected limb sensations and motion range changes after therapy.

From: A retrospective study of lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast cancer treatment-induced upper-limb lymphoedema

Patients’ subjective assessment

Therapy efficiency

Patient quantity

p a value

Surgery Group n (%)

Physiotherapy Group n (%)

Swelling

   

0.008

 

excellent

3 (30)

0 (0)

 
 

Effective

6 (60)

2 (20)

 
 

invalid

1 (10)

6 (60)

 
 

aggravate

0 (0)

2 (20)

 

Pain and numbness

   

0.03

 

excellent

5 (50)

0 (0)

 
 

effective

4 (40)

4 (40)

 
 

invalid

1 (10)

5 (50)

 
 

aggravate

0 (0)

1 (1)

 

Motion range

   

0.021

 

excellent

2 (20)

0 (0)

 
 

effective

8 (80)

4 (40)

 
 

invalid

0 (0)

4 (40)

 
 

aggravate

0 (0)

2 (2)

 
  1. ap-value is based on Fisher’s exact test.