Table 2.
Treatment data and risk of recurrence in association with potential risk factors
| Variable | Value | Risk | 95% CI for risk | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Patient age at diagnosis (years)* | 31.1 (12.8) | 0.95 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.20 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 21 | 0.98 | 0.25 | 3.88 | 0.98 |
| Female | 25 | 1.00 | |||
| Location | |||||
| Femur, proximal | 5 | 2.62 | 0.56 | 123.26 | 0.62 |
| Femur, distal | 11 | 2.05 | 0.21 | 20.51 | 0.54 |
| Tibia, proximal | 9 | 0.87 | 0.72 | 10.53 | 0.91 |
| Tibia, distal | 5 | 1.79 | 0.98 | 33.06 | 0.69 |
| Fibula, proximal | 2 | 7.09 | 0.39 | 128.21 | 0.19 |
| Humerus, proximal | 5 | 0.81 | 0.04 | 15.39 | 0.89 |
| Humerus, distal | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.99 |
| Distal radius | 7 | 1.00 | |||
| Tumor extension | |||||
| T1 | 24 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 1.30 | 0.11 |
| T2 | 22 | 1.00 | |||
| Pathologic fractures | |||||
| No | 42 | 2.26 | 0.07 | 74.71 | 0.65 |
| Yes | 4 | 1.00 | |||
| Treatment | |||||
| Wide resection | 18 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.04 |
| Intralesional curettage | 28 | 1.00 | |||
| Adjuvants | |||||
| PMMA + phenol | 14 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.91 | 0.04 |
| Bone grafting + phenol | 14 | 1.00 | |||
* Values are expressed as mean, with standard deviation in parentheses; PMMA = polymethylmethacrylate.