Clinical Study
Incidence and Severity of Lymphoedema following Limb Salvage of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Table 3
Lymphoedema severity versus wound closure, tissue resected, and comorbidities.
| Variable () | Lymphoedema <2 | Lymphoedema â¥2 |
| Surgical closure (288) | | | âPrimary | 194 | 20 | âFree flap + STSG | 14 | 3 | âSTSG only | 46 | 0 | âOther | 9 | 2 | Tissues resected | | | âSkin/subcutaneous | 176 | 21 | âMuscle | 122 | 21 | âBone | 20 | 2 | âNerve | 27 | 3 | âVessels | 18 | 2 | Comorbidities | | | â Myocardial infarction | 37 | 2 | â Coronary artery disease | 22 | 4 | âHypertension | 86 | 7 | âDeep vein thrombosis | 7 | 0 | â Renal failure | 6 | 0 | âDiabetes type II | 17 | 3 | âUlcer | 4 | 2 |
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