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Postural stability, spinal alignment, mobility, and postural competency in women with unilateral lower extremity lymphedema after radical hysterectomy following gynecologic cancer: A case-control study       
Yazarlar
Şeyda Toprak Çelenay
Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Esra BAYRAMOĞLU DEMİRDÖĞEN Öğr. Gör. Esra BAYRAMOĞLU DEMİRDÖĞEN
Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Özge BARUT ÇELİK Öğr. Gör. Özge BARUT ÇELİK
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Başak ÇİĞDEM KARAÇAY Doç. Dr. Başak ÇİĞDEM KARAÇAY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Derya Özer Kaya
Türkiye
Özet
Purpose: To compare postural stability, spinal alignment, mobility, and postural competency in women with unilateral lower extremity lymphedema after radical hysterectomy following gynecologic cancer with a matched control group.Methods: Twenty-seven women with unilateral lower extremity lymphedema (lymphedema group, age: 54.14 +/- 5.80 years) and 30 healthy women (control group, age: 51.90 +/- 6.54 years) were included. The lymphedema severity was evaluated with circumferential measurements. Postural stability with the Biodex Balance System SD and the spinal alignment, mobility, and postural competency with the Spinal Mouse device were assessed.Results: In the lymphedema group, it was found that 3.7% of the women had mild lymphedema, 7.4% had moderate lymphedema, and 88.9% had severe lymphedema. Static eyes open (EO) (overall, medio-lateral and antero-posterior) and eyes closed (EC) (antero-posterior) stability scores and dynamic EO and EC stability scores (overall and antero-posterior) were detected to be higher in the lymphedema group than in the controls (p < 0.05). Spinal mobility and postural competency scores were lower in the lymphedema group than in the control group (p < 0.05). In other parameters, there were no significant differences between the groups (p > 0.05).Conclusion: Decreased postural stability, spinal mobility, and postural competency were detected in women with unilateral lower extremity lymphedema; however, no difference was seen in spinal alignment. These changes should be taken into account in the assessment and the treatment of unilateral lower extremity lymphedema.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Lymphedema | Postural stability | Spinal curvatures | Spinal mobility
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Dergi ISSN 1462-3889
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2023
Cilt No 67
Sayı 102416
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102416
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102416