Research Article
Can Orthopedic Oncologists Predict Functional Outcome in Patients with Sarcoma after Limb Salvage Surgery in the Lower Limb? A Nationwide Study
Table 3
Analysis of separate questions on the RAND-36 physical functioning subscale.
| | Patient-reported score | Surgeon-predicted score | Patients versus median surgeon | Intersurgeon agreement | | “Yes, limited a lot” | “Yes, limited a little” | “No, not limited at all” | “Yes, limited a lot” | “Yes, limited a little” | “No, not limited at all” | Percent agreement | Percent of cases underestimated | Percent of cases overestimated | AC1 | Percent agreement |
AC1 |
| Vigorous activities | 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 60.9% | 26.1% | 13.0% | 0.47 | 70.0% |
0.60 | Moderate activities | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 60.9% | 39.1% | 0% | 0.48 | 66.5% |
0.55 | Lifting or carrying groceries | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 65.2% | 13.0% | 21.7% | 0.53 | 50.4% |
0.32 | Climbing several flights of stairs | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 39.1% | 47.8% | 13.0% | 0.15 | 44.3% |
0.20 | Climbing one flight of stairs | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 52.2% | 30.4% | 17.4% | 0.39 | 52.2% |
0.35 | Bending, kneeling, or stooping | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 52.2% | 4.3% | 43.5% | 0.35 | 49.1% |
0.28 | Walking more than a mile | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 43.4% | 34.8% | 21.7% | 0.19 | 54.3% |
0.36 | Walking several blocks | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 52.2% | 34.8% | 13.0% | 0.38 | 50.9% |
0.33 | Walking one block | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 82.6% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.81 | 67.8% |
0.61 | Bathing or dressing yourself | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 78.3% | 17.4% | 4.3% | 0.76 | 60.0% |
0.50 |
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