Radiologic Evaluation of Compressive Osseointegration for the Fixation of Reconstruction Prostheses after Tumor Resection

Table 2

The summary of the demographic characteristics of the two groups.

Characteristic	Value
Number of patients	27
Compress fixed	27
Follow-up	Mean 36 months (range 15–66)
Male	12 (45.5%)
Female	15 (55.5%)
Age at surgery
Nonchemo	Mean 45, median 41 (range 10–65)
Chemo	Mean 16, median 15 (range 9–30)
value	0.000377663
Length of resection
Nonchemo	Median 13.8 (range 8–23.5)
Chemo	Median 15.3 (range 8–23.5)
value	0.303972
Children (growing potential at surgery)	9 (33.3%)
Adults treated with chemotherapy	8 (29.6%)
Adults not treated with chemotherapy	10 (37%)
Diagnosis
Osteosarcoma	16 (59.2%)
Ewing sarcoma	1 (3.7%)
Chondrosarcoma, giant cell, and leiomyosarcoma	2 (7.4%)
Revision
Loosening	2 (7.4%)
3,5 years tumor-free, leg length discrepancy	1 (3.7%)
9 year tumor-free, infection	1 (3.7%)