Research Article

Follow-Up in Bone Sarcoma Care: A Cross-Sectional European Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

No. of bone sarcoma centresAuthorization basisBone tumour guidelineGuideline as basis for oncological follow-up protocolMinimum follow-up

The Netherlands4GovernmentNationalInternational10 years
Belgium5ExpertiseLocalInternational10 years
GermanyNot clearExpertiseNationalInternational10 years
The United Kingdom5GovernmentNationalLocal/national10 years
France12ExpertiseNationalLocal10 years
Spain10ExpertiseNationalInternational10 years
Italy10ExpertiseLocalLocal/national10 years
Sweden3GovernmentNationalInternational10 years
Finland4GovernmentLocalInternational10 years
Austria4ExpertiseLocalInternational10 years
Switzerland5ExpertiseNationalInternational>10 years
Slovenia1ExpertiseNationalNational>10 years