Table 4 Total scores in the limb salvage group

Overall^c

172

69.2 (20.5)

73.0 (21.7)

45

73.1 (20.0)

76.1 (22.3)

Age group

0.124

0.04*

0.239

0.492

 Pediatric

120

68.5 (20.6)

70.7 (23.9)

10

80.3 (31.7)

81.0 (30.9)

 Adult

52

72.6 (19.0)

77.0 (19.4)

35

73.0 (17.3)

76.1 (19.1)

Gender

0.809

0.38

0.175

0.383

 Male

86

69.3 (22.3)

71.8 (24.5)

19

75.0 (23.8)

81.5 (23.1)

 Female

86

69.1 (16.3)

73.1 (24.5)

26

72.7 (22.8)

75.9 (29.3)

Diagnosis

0.077

0.204

0.99

1

 Osteosarcoma

120

67.3 (21.2)

71.2 (24.3)

32

73.8 (19.7)

76.5 (20.4)

 Ewing sarcoma

52

72.9 (15.9)

74.6 (19.3)

13

72.3 (25.8)

76.1 (28.2)

Tumor location^d

0.002*

0.007*

0.427

0.293

 Tibia

41

61.5 (21.7)

65.4 (26.1)

 Femur

112

70.9 (18.1)

73.2 (20.6)

 Fibula

17

73.5 (14.7)

76.0 (13.9)

 Humerus

27

70.2 (16.2)

72.6 (26.6)

 Scapula

11

74.5 (19.1)

77.1 (22.7)

≥ 1 year from surgery

0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.561

0.819

 No

32

63.1 (27.9)

63.0 (28.4)

10

75.0 (17.3)

72.8 (18.4)

 Yes

140

70.8 (19.4)

74.1 (19.9)

35

73.0 (22.0)

76.9 (29.2)

Limb salvage^d

0.308

0.17

0.506

0.369

 Prosthesis

111

69.1 (19.4)

72.9 (19.8)

10

72.2 (12.4)

74.4 (19.3)

 VFG

43

68.1 (24.9)

72.2 (26.4)

10

69.0 (35.7)

74.0 (36.5)

 Fibulectomy

16

73.2 (12.5)

75.5 (12.6)

 ECI

11

74.5 (19.1)

77.1 (22.7)

Chemotherapy

0.047*

0.023*

0.93

0.428

 On therapy^e

20

64.9 (24.7)

63.6 (26.8)

68.4 (18.0)

69.2 (19.7)

 Ended therapy

152

70.2 (21.5)

73.2 (22.6)

73.8 (20.9)

77.0 (23.0)