Table 2.
Comparison of demographics and outcome parameters between the Group 1 (without complications) and Group 2 (with complications).
| Demographics |
Group 1 (n=94) |
Group 2 (n=22) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Median Age (years) | 23 | 19 | 0.54 |
| 2. Sex | |||
| Male (n=68) | 55 | 13 | 0.960 |
| Female (n=48) | 39 | 9 | |
| 3. Diagnosis | |||
| a. Osteosarcoma (n=32) | 27 | 5 | 0.187 |
| b. Ewing’s sarcoma (n=31) | 23 | 8 | |
| c. Chondrosarcoma (n=19) | 18 | 1 | |
| d. GCTB (n=23) | 16 | 7 | |
| e. Others (n=11) | 10 | 1 | |
| 5. Site of tumor | |||
| a. Proximal femur (n=23) | 18 | 5 | 0.032 |
| b. Proximal tibia (n=39) | 26 | 13 | |
| c. Proximal humerus (n=25) | 25 | 0 | |
| d. Pelvis (n=24) | 21 | 3 | |
| e. Others (n=5) | 4 | 1 | |
| 1. Proximal fibula | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Proximal radius | 1 | 0 | |
| 3. Distal fibula | 2 | 0 | |
| 6. Reconstruction type) | |||
| 1. Endoprosthesis (n=73) | 55 | 18 | 0.070 |
| 2. Spacer (n=14) | 14 | 0 | |
| 3. Biological reconstruction (n=29) | 25 | 4 | |
| 7. Chemotherapy | |||
| a. Yes (n=63) | 50 | 13 | 0.617 |
| b. No (n=53) | 44 | 9 |