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Clinical characteristics of the patients
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Papers, n | 57 |
| Reconstructions, n | 1700 |
| Mean age in yrs, n (range) | 49 (5 to 92) |
| Male patients, n (%) | 829 (49) |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Metastatic disease | 700 (41) |
| Chondrosarcoma | 487 (29) |
| Osteosarcoma | 169 (10) |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | 111 (7) |
| Multiple myeloma | 26 (2) |
| Other, not specified | 207 (11) |
