Does Reconstruction with Reimplantation of Sterilized Tumor Bone Provide Survival Benefit in Diaphyseal Osteosarcoma?

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of reimplantation and the non-reimplantation groups.

Variables	Reimplantation group	Non-reimplantation group	values
n	24	37
Female sex	1 (4%)	13 (35%)	0.01
Median age, year (range)	17 (8–35)	17 (6–58)
Mean length of resection, cm (range)	20 (10–45)	22 (11–45)	0.07
Proportion of tumors of size >8 cm (%)	80	90	0.3
Median follow-up, month (range)	54 (11–106)	62 (1–131)