. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Aug 20;166(3):793–808. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4454-7

Table 5.

Arm function versus musculoskeletal events over time^*

Rates with symptom	Post-operative	12 months	24 months

Vs LROM^*	p<0.001	p=0.002	p<0.001
Poor Arm Function	111/186 (60%)	57/143 (39%)	38/133 (29%)
Normal Arm Function	51/130 (39%)	24/113 (21%)	11/105 (10%)

Vs Breast Sensitivity	p=0.004	p=0.038	p=0.164
Poor Arm Function	122/186 (66%)	69/142 (46%)	45/133 (34%)
Normal Arm Function	64/130 (49%)	38/113 (34%)	27/105 (26%)

Vs Breast Swelling	p=0.352	p=0.018	p=0.343
Poor Arm Function	90/186 (48%)	24/141 (17%)	15/133 (11%)
Normal Arm Function	56/130 (43%)	8/113 (7%)	8/105 (8%)

Vs Arm/Shoulder Pain	p=0.078	p=0.005	p=0.001
Poor Arm Function	126/187 (67%)	81/143 (57%)	70/133 (53%)
Normal Arm Function	75/130 (58%)	44/113 (39%)	33/105 (31%)

Vs Breast Pain	p<0.001	p=0.266	p=0.065
Poor Arm Function	126/186 (68%)	72/143 (50%)	56/133 (42%)
Normal Arm Function	60/128 (47%)	49/113 (44%)	32/105 (30%)

Vs Arm/Hand Swelling	P=0.260	p=0.136	p=0.060
Poor Arm Function	46/187 (25%)	35/143 (24%)	32/133 (24%)
Normal Arm Function	25/130 (19%)	19/113 (17%)	15/105 (14%)

For example, at the post-operative time point, patients with poor arm function at baseline had limited range of motion (LROM) 60% of the time compared to 39% for those with normal arm function