Research Article
Lower Extremity Function following Partial Calcanectomy in High-Risk Limb Salvage Patients
| | | Category 1 PC | Category 2 PC | value | | | ( = 25) | ( = 17) |
| | % calcaneus resected | 13% ± 9.2 (1–39) | 74% ± 19.5 (51–100) | <0.0001 | | Revisions per subject | 1.8 ± 1.8 (1–5) | 2 ± 1.3 (1–4) | 0.6964 | | BKA | 7/25 (28%) | 5/17 (29%) | 1.0 | | Months to BKA | 11 ± 17 (2–48) | 10 ± 11 (2–28) | 0.8319 | | Mortality | 3/25 (12%) | 2/17 (12%) | 1.0 | | LEFS* | 33.9 ± 15.0 (19–57) | 36.2 ± 19.9 (12–65) | 0.8257 | | Months of follow-up | 43 ± 27 (13–98) | 38 ± 26 (12–97) | 0.5533 |
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BKA: below-knee amputation; LEFS: lower extremity functional scale; *7/25 and 5/17 subjects completed LEFS in cohorts 1 and 2, respectively.
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