Hot of the Press December 2019
We have collated a collection of great articles and material published within the last month. Click on the links below for more including abstracts, main findings full articles to download and videos.
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Lower-Limb Lymphatic Drainage Pathways and Lymph Nodes: A CT Lymphangiography Cadaver Study – abstract and main findings
Prevalence and Risk Factors
- Axillary web syndrome among Chilean women with breast cancer: incidence and possible predisposing factors – abstract and main findings
Assessment
- Comparisons of Manual Tape Measurement and Morphomics Measurement of Patients with Upper Extremity Lymphedema – main findings and read full article
- GOG 244 -The LymphEdema and Gynecologic cancer (LEG) study: The association between the gynecologic cancer lymphedema questionnaire (GCLQ) and lymphedema of the lower extremity (LLE) – abstract and main findings
- Resource Overutilization in the Diagnosis of Lymphedema Praecox – abstract and main findings
- Test–Retest Reliability of Volume and Local Tissue Water Measurements in Lower Limbs of Healthy Women and Men – abstract and main findings
- Heat‐related changes in skin tissue dielectric constant (TDC) – abstract
- Efficacy of Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema – abstract
Management Strategies
- Effects of photobiomodualtion therapy on breast cancer-related lymphoedema: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – abstract and main findings
- Pharmacotherapy Agents in Lymphedema Treatment: A Systematic Review – main findings and access to full article
- Use of Gene Transfer Vectors in Lymphedema Treatment: A Systematic Review – main findings and access to full article
