'poor function' is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is not operating at an expected level of efficiency, such as a machine, system or organization. For example, "The project team was hampered by poor function of the computer systems."
Every effort to optimise functional health in later life should be made since poor function is not inevitable.
The text message offering them for transplant said the kidneys were of "poor function".
Poor function of the LES is responsible for most cases of GERD.
Shoulder arthroplasty in this patient group has historically performed badly with poor function and limited pain relief.
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Because of the high likelihood of poor function, laryngeal cancer patients seeking organ preservation therapy with chemoradiation should be cautioned if they present with a fixed vocal cord.
Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress suffer poor function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that stores and retrieves memories.
At the start of the study, after controlling for other factors, they found that men with good or very good erectile function had a lower prevalence of smoking, a lower body mass index, and less hypertension, heart disease and diabetes than those who reported fair, poor or very poor function.
A cross-sectional comparison of these groups using multivariate statistics indicated that the most potent risk factors were psychological distress (odds ratio = 13.2) and poor function (odds ratio = 6.4).
Also, radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis does not necessarily correlate with poor function.
This may result in poor function and degenerative changes, especially in patients engaged in strenuous activities.
