Table I.

Details of 18 patients with quadriceps resection for soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh

Patient number	Gender	Age (yrs)	Follow-up period (mths)	Tumour site	Maximum tumour diameter (mm)	Resected muscles	Quadriceps resections (n)	Extension strength (%)	MSTS score (%)	TESS(%)	EQ-5D(pts)
1	M	66	123	distal	120	VL,TFL,BL,BS	1	91.3	100	100	1.000
2	M	85	19	proximal	114	RF,IP,S,TFL	1	89.7	86.7	93.7	1.000
3	M	60	136	distal	60	VM	1	82.9	100	100	1.000
4	M	74	85	distal	200	VI	1	69.9	93.3	75.9	0.691
5	F	57	18	proximal	113	RF	1	79.4	100	100	1.000
6	F	66	60	distal	60	VM	1	91.2	86.7	99.1	0.769
7	M	75	45	distal	56	VL,VI1/2	1.5	52.6	70.0	60.6	0.516
8	M	63	34	distal	81	VM,VI1/2,S	1.5	65.2	100	100	1.000
9	M	60	80	proximal	78	VL,VI1/2,TFL	1.5	52.2	86.7	72.0	0.656
10	M	34	124	distal	50	RF,VL1/2	1.5	56.2	90.0	90.1	0.850
11	F	59	21	proximal	94	RF1/2,VL,TFL	1.5	32.6	50.0	89.8	0.796
12	M	34	19	distal	61	VM,VI1/2	1.5	71.7	96.7	100	0.796
13	M	76	12	proximal	132	RF,VL1/2,GMe1/2,S,TFL	1.5	60.0	73.3	80.0	0.691
14	M	61	74	proximal	107	RF,VL	2	58.4	96.7	98.2	1.000
15	M	74	47	proximal	110	RF,VM,VI1/2, S,G,AM,AL,AB	2.5	53.3	70.0	62.5	0.533
16	F	73	73	middle	140	VM,VL,VI,TFL	3	24.8	53.3	86.1	0.631
17	M	57	15	proximal	150	RF,VM,VL,VI,S,TFL	4	0	73.3	75.0	0.693
18	M	50	12	proximal	100	RF,VL1/2,VI2/3,FN,IP,S	4 (FN)	0	73.3	78.3	0.587

VL, vastus lateralis; TFL, tensor fasciae latae; BL, biceps femoris long head; BS, biceps femoris short head; RF, rectus femoris; IP, iliopsoas; S, sartorius; VM, vastus medialis; VI, vastus intermedius; GMe, gluteus medius; G, gracilis; AM, adductor magnus; AL, adductor longus; AB, adductor brevis; FN, femoral nerve; MSTS, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society; TESS, Toronto Extremity Salvage Score; EQ-5D, European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions