To clarify the presence or absence of shoulder joint dysfunction one year or more after surgery for breast cancer, measurements of shoulder muscular power and shoulder joint range of movement, and a questionnaire survey regarding daily living and subjective symptoms were carried out in 30 patients one year or more after surgery. Muscular power and range of movement had improved to a level similar to that on the non-affected side in all the cases. Although the patients reported no restrictions in daily living, subjective symptoms remained, so they were not always satisfied with the clinical results.
