Table 4. Means (s.d.) arm/shoulder motion, goniometric measurement.

	ALND	SLNB	P-value
Before surgery (t1)
Abduction	153.7 (19.3)	160.4 (10.9)	0.75
Flexion	152.1 (17.9)	153.6 (13.6)	0.58
Extension	50.7 (8.4)	49.3 (5.8)	0.55
Horizontal abduction	108.6 (12.8)	108.1 (12.4)	0.55
Horizontal adduction	35.1 (14.0)	32.2 (8.2)	0.98
After discharge (t2)
Abduction	128.3 (24.9)	152.3 (13.7)	0.013*
Flexion	134.8 (21.9)	150.6 (16.1)	0.04*
Extension	48.6 (11.5)	51.7 (5.0)	0.58
Horizontal abduction	106.1 (15.8)	108.4 (13.2)	0.72
Horizontal adduction	29.5 (14.4)	29.4 (11.3)	0.72
9–12 months after surgery (t3)
Abduction	143.8 (22.8)	158.9 (13.9)	0.007*
Flexion	146.0 (15.9)	154.6 (15.0)	0.03*
Extension	47.1 (11.2)	52.2 (27.1)	0.39
Horizontal abduction	101.1 (15.9)	106.5 (21.3)	0.76
Horizontal adduction	34.5 (14.1)	35.6 (19.1)	0.011*

^*P<0.05.