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. 2010 Sep 16;469(4):1181–1187. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1560-9

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.