Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
Characteristic | Patients (n = 98) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 50.8 ± 13.4 |
Gender | |
Male | 59 |
Female | 39 |
Time of follow-up (years) | 2.5 ± 1.4 |
Tumor location | |
Thigh | 30 |
Lower leg | 26 |
Pelvis/Hip | 19 |
Knee | 9 |
Ankle/Foot | 14 |
Histological type | |
Osteosarcoma | 31 |
Chondrosarcoma | 16 |
Ewing’s sarcoma | 9 |
Liposarcoma | 10 |
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 7 |
Myxofibrosarcoma | 4 |
Fibrosarcoma | 4 |
Leiomyosarcoma | 3 |
Epithelioid | 2 |
Others | 12 |
Type of surgery | |
Amputation | 17 |
Resection only | 11 |
Resection + prosthesis | 48 |
Resection + biological reconstruction | 22 |