title: Shoulder function after deltoid muscle removal.
abstract: Postoperative function and muscular strength of the shoulder joint were studied in five patients who had undergone extirpation of the deltoid muscle because of a soft tissue tumor. No patient had significant functional impairment but all had a slightly limited range of active abduction and flexion. The strength reduction did not exceed 40 per cent in any position.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*