Can Orthopedic Oncologists Predict Functional Outcome in Patients with Sarcoma after Limb Salvage Surgery in the Lower Limb? A Nationwide Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics, indication, tumor location, surgical treatment, adjuvant therapy, and functional scores.

Pat. number	Gender, age (y)	BMI (kg/m^2)	Indication	Tumor location	Side	Surgical treatment	Adjuvant therapy	Time post-OR (months)	TESS score	RAND-36 phys. func.	RAND-36 pain
1	M, 50	26.0	Paget’s osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Left	Extra-articular distal femur resection including part of the quadriceps muscle. Reconstruction with tumor prosthesis and biceps femoris tendon transposition for quadriceps reconstruction	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	67	79.6	65.0	89.8
2	M, 36	21.4	Clear cell chondrosarcoma	Proximal femur	Right	Proximal femur resection, including the greater trochanter Reconstruction with tumor prosthesis		28	89.2	70.0	67.3
3	V, 44	28.3	Myxoid liposarcoma next to the medial femoral epicondyle	Distal femur	Left	Soft tissue tumor resection, including the medial collateral ligament Reconstruction of the pes anserinus		75	98.3	100.0	100.0
4	V, 63	25.2	Sarcoma not otherwise specified tibial tuberosity	Proximal tibia	Left	Proximal tibia resection Reconstruction with allograft and tumor prosthesis. Soft tissue closure with gastrocnemius transfer and split skin graft		62	95	75.0	100.0
5	V, 60	25.4	Liposarcoma	Medial thigh	Left	Resection soft-tissue tumor		21	88.8	80.0	100.0
6	V, 66	25.2	Parosteal osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Right	Distal femur resection; Reconstruction with tumor prosthesis		12	98.3	70.0	100.0
7	M, 37	23.7	Sarcoma not otherwise specified	Distal femur	Left	Extra-articular distal femur resection and reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	65	92.9	90.0	100.0
8	V, 60	24.1	Soft tissue sarcoma adductor muscles compartment	Medial thigh	Right	En block resection	Preoperative chemotherapy	14	93.1	90.0	100.0
9	V, 41	34.3	Chondrosarcoma grade 2	Proximal tibia	Left	Proximal tibia resection Reconstruction with tumor prosthesis		10	83.3	75.0	100.0
10	M, 47	28.7	Soft tissue sarcoma; previous incomplete resection	Thigh	Right	Reresection		105	96.7	85.0	79.6
11	M, 15	19.2	Osseous lipoma like liposarcoma	Proximal femur	Right	Proximal femur resection (osteotomy at 250 mm) and reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Preoperative chemo- and radiotherapy	46	82.8	60.0	79.6
12	V, 16	24.5	Osteosarcoma	Tibia shaft	Right	Segment resection tibia shaft, saving tibia epiphysis; Reconstruction with allograft, intramedullary pen, cement, and plate osteosynthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	30	92.5	75.0	100.0
13	V, 15	26.9	Osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Right	Distal femur resection (235 mm), reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	79	72.4	25.0	100.0
14	V, 65	25.9	Osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Left	Distal femur resection, reconstruction with tumor prosthesis		55	79.8	60.0	0.0
15	V, 39	24.9	Synovial sarcoma between proximal fibula and tibia	Proximal fibula	Left	Proximal fibula resection, including lateral cortex of tibia Reconstruction with plate and cement.		40	93.1	80.0	100.0
16	M, 59	25.8	Chondrosarcoma grade 2	Distal femur	Left	Distal femur resection, reconstruction with tumor prosthesis		7	52.9	50.0	79.6
17	V, 59	23.8	Soft tissue sarcoma not otherwise specified	Dorsal thigh	Right	Resection soft tissue tumor	Postoperative radiotherapy	51	60.8	45.0	100.0
18	M, 15	26.6	Telangiectatic osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Left	Distal femur resection, reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	84	83.6	65.0	57.1
19	M, 21	24.2	Osteosarcoma	Distal femur	Left	Distal femur resection, reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	12	83.9	55.0	44.9
20	V, 30	21.7	Myxoid liposarcoma	Rectus femoris	Left	Resection soft tissue sarcoma		45	100.0	100.0	100.0
21	V, 49	26.8	Liposarcoma, previous incomplete resection	Anterolateral thigh	Right	Reresection (last part vastus lateralis anteromedial and distal)	Postoperative radiotherapy	50	95.8	90.0	69.4
22	M, 17	22.6	Osteosarcoma	Lateral femoral epicondyles	Right	Distal femur resection, reconstruction with tumor prosthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	50	87.5	85.0	100.0
23	M, 14	21.5	Ewing’s sarcoma	Diaphysis femur	Right	Segment resection right femur Reconstruction with allograft, intramedullary nail, and plate osteosynthesis	Pre- and postoperative chemotherapy	77	100.0	100.0	100.0