Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma
PURPOSE: Although functional differences have been described between patients with lower extremity bone sarcoma with amputation and limb preservation surgery, differences have not clearly been shown between the two groups related to quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine if there i...
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| author | Gary E Mason Gary E Mason Lele eAung Lele eAung Sarah eGall Paul A Meyers Robert eButler Sarah eKrug Mimi eKim John H Healey Richard eGorlick Richard eGorlick |
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| description | PURPOSE: Although functional differences have been described between patients with lower extremity bone sarcoma with amputation and limb preservation surgery, differences have not clearly been shown between the two groups related to quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine if there is a difference in overall quality of life in lower extremity bone sarcoma survivors related to whether they had an amputation or a limb preservation procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-two long-term survivors of lower extremity bone sarcoma were studied to make a comparison of the overall quality of life, pain assessment and psychological evaluations in limb preservation and amputation patients. Forty-eight patients with limb preservation and thirty-four patients with amputations were enrolled in the study. Validated psychometric measures including the Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and visual analog scales were utilized.RESULTS: The overall quality of life of patients with limb preservation was significantly higher than patients with amputation (p-value < 0.01). Significant differences were noted in the categories of material well being, job satisfiers and occupational relations. CONCLUSION: The overall quality of life of patients with limb preservation appears to be better than for those patients with amputation based on the quality of life questionnaire in patients surviving lower extremity bone sarcoma. Further analysis needs to verify the results and focus on the categories that significantly affect the overall quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14e595c48bd74730acc3f91ac248ddc52022-12-22T03:38:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2013-08-01310.3389/fonc.2013.0021059389Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone SarcomaGary E Mason0Gary E Mason1Lele eAung2Lele eAung3Sarah eGall4Paul A Meyers5Robert eButler6Sarah eKrug7Mimi eKim8John H Healey9Richard eGorlick10Richard eGorlick11The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and The Children’s Hospital at MontefioreMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUniversity of South Florida and The All Children's HospitalMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOregon Health & Science UniversityMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterThe Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and The Children’s Hospital at MontefioreThe Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityPURPOSE: Although functional differences have been described between patients with lower extremity bone sarcoma with amputation and limb preservation surgery, differences have not clearly been shown between the two groups related to quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine if there is a difference in overall quality of life in lower extremity bone sarcoma survivors related to whether they had an amputation or a limb preservation procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-two long-term survivors of lower extremity bone sarcoma were studied to make a comparison of the overall quality of life, pain assessment and psychological evaluations in limb preservation and amputation patients. Forty-eight patients with limb preservation and thirty-four patients with amputations were enrolled in the study. Validated psychometric measures including the Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and visual analog scales were utilized.RESULTS: The overall quality of life of patients with limb preservation was significantly higher than patients with amputation (p-value < 0.01). Significant differences were noted in the categories of material well being, job satisfiers and occupational relations. CONCLUSION: The overall quality of life of patients with limb preservation appears to be better than for those patients with amputation based on the quality of life questionnaire in patients surviving lower extremity bone sarcoma. Further analysis needs to verify the results and focus on the categories that significantly affect the overall quality of life.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00210/fullAmputationLimb SalvageQuality of LifeSarcomaOrthopedic Outcomes |
| spellingShingle | Gary E Mason Gary E Mason Lele eAung Lele eAung Sarah eGall Paul A Meyers Robert eButler Sarah eKrug Mimi eKim John H Healey Richard eGorlick Richard eGorlick Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma Frontiers in Oncology Amputation Limb Salvage Quality of Life Sarcoma Orthopedic Outcomes |
| title | Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma |
| title_full | Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma |
| title_fullStr | Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma |
| title_short | Quality of Life Following Amputation or Limb Preservation in Patients with Lower Extremity Bone Sarcoma |
| title_sort | quality of life following amputation or limb preservation in patients with lower extremity bone sarcoma |
| topic | Amputation Limb Salvage Quality of Life Sarcoma Orthopedic Outcomes |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00210/full |
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