Table 1.

Search strategy.

PubMed: ((axillary web syndrome) OR (AWS) OR (cords) OR (cording) OR (webbing) OR (lymphatic cord) OR (axillary web cord) OR (vascular string) OR (lymphatic thrombosis) OR (lymphatic cording) OR (lymphatic cord) OR (axillary string) OR (axillary web) OR (vascular string) OR (mondor disease) OR (axillary web cord) OR (axilla band) OR (axilla cord) OR (fibrous banding) OR (fibrotic bands) OR (string phenomenon) OR (cording lymphoedema) OR (superficial lymphatic thrombosis) OR (vascular ring) OR (fibrous cords) OR (lymph vessel fibrosis) OR (syndrome of the axillary cords)) AND ((breast cancer) OR (breast tumor) OR (breast malignancy) OR (breast neoplasm)) AND ((treatment) OR (therapy) OR (physiotherapy) OR (rehabilitation) OR (exercise) OR (exercises) OR (therapeutic exercise) OR (physical exercise) OR (management))

Scopus: TITLE-ABS-KEY ((((AWS) OR (axillary AND web AND syndrome) OR (lymphatic AND cord) OR (axillary AND web AND cord) OR (vascular AND string) OR (lymphatic AND coding) OR (axillary AND string) OR (axillary AND web) OR (vascular AND string) OR (axilla AND band) OR (axilla AND cord) OR (fibrous AND banding) OR (fibrotic AND band) OR (string AND phenomenon) OR (coding AND lymphoedema) OR (vascular AND ring) OR (fibrous AND cords) OR (lymph AND vessel AND fibrosis) OR (syndrome AND of AND the AND axillary AND cords)) AND ((breast AND cancer) OR (breast AND tumor) OR (breast AND malignancy) OR (breast AND neoplasm)) AND (treatment OR exercise OR (physical AND exercise) OR physiotherapy OR rehabilitation OR management OR (therapeutic AND exercise))))

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL): ((axillary web syndrome) OR (AWS) OR (cords) OR (cording) OR (webbing) OR (lymphatic cord) OR (axillary web cord) OR (vascular string) OR (lymphatic thrombosis) OR (lymphatic cording) OR (lymphatic cord) OR (axillary string) OR (axillary web) OR (vascular string) OR (mondor disease) OR (axillary web cord) OR (axilla band) OR (axilla cord) OR (fibrous banding) OR (fibrotic bands) OR (string phenomenon) OR (cording lymphoedema) OR (superficial lymphatic thrombosis) OR (vascular ring) OR (fibrous cords) OR (lymph vessel fibrosis) OR (syndrome of the axillary cords)):ti,ab,kw AND ((breast cancer) OR (breast tumor) OR (breast malignancy) OR (breast neoplasm)):ti,ab,kw AND ((treatment) OR (therapy) OR (physiotherapy) OR (rehabilitation) OR (exercise) OR (exercises) OR (therapeutic exercise) OR (physical exercise) OR (management)):ti,ab,kw

Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro): axillary web syndrome*treatment

Web of Science: TS = (AWS OR (axillary web syndrome) OR (lymphatic cord) OR (axillary web cord) OR (vascular string) OR (lymphatic coding) OR (axillary string) OR (axillary web) OR (vascular string) OR (axilla band) OR (axilla cord) OR (fibrous banding) OR (fibrotic band) OR (string phenomenon) OR (coding lymphoedema) OR (fibrous cords) OR (lymph vessel fibrosis) ) AND (breast cancer OR breast tumor) AND (treatment OR exercise OR (physical exercise) OR physiotherapy OR rehabilitation OR management OR (therapeutic exercise))