Effects of manual lymphatic drainage on breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Open Access
- 24 January 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 11 (1) , 15
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-11-15
Abstract
Lymphedema is a common complication of axillary dissection for breast cancer. We investigated whether manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) could prevent or manage limb edema in women after breast-cancer surgery.Keywords
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