Review Article
A Systematic Review of the Recent Quality of Life Studies in Adult Extremity Sarcoma Survivors
Table 4
Summary of studies comparing limb sparing surgery with amputation.
| Author | Timeframe that cohorts were treated | Conclusions regarding QoL | Conclusions regarding physical function |
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Eiser 2001 [17] | 1977–1995 | No significant difference | LSS superior over amputation |
Refaat et al. 2002 [19] | 1972–1987 | No significant difference | No significant difference |
Zahlten-Hinguranage et al. 2004 [21] | 1980–2000 | No significant difference | LSS superior over amputation |
Pardasaney et al. 2006 [11] | — | No significant difference except for above knee amputation, which had inferior outcomes | No significant difference except for above knee amputation, which had inferior outcomes |
Thijssens et al. 2006 [23] | 1991–2003 | No significant difference | LSS superior over amputation |
Aksnes et al. 2008 [25] | 1982–2000 | No significant difference | LSS superior over amputation |
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