Table 1.
Demographic details of the patients (n = 74) included in this series.
| Data | Patients (n) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years) | 46 (range, 9–88) | - |
| Gender (male/female) | 37/37 | - |
| Obesity | 16 | 21.6 |
| Hypertension | 15 | 20.3 |
| Smoking | 13 | 17.6 |
| Dyslipidemia | 6 | 8.1 |
| Type II diabetes | 4 | 5.4 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 4 | 5.4 |
| Coronary artery disease | 1 | 1.4 |
| Previous deep vein thrombosis | 3 | 4.1 |
| >1 cardiovascular risk factors | 45 | 60.8 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score 1 | 14 | 18.9 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score 2 | 45 | 60.8 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score 3 | 15 | 20.3 |
| Bone tumors | 54 | 73 |
| Symptoms: | ||
| Pain | 38 | 70.4 |
| Swelling | 8 | 14.8 |
| Functional limitation | 9 | 16.7 |
| Pathological fracture | 7 | 13 |
| Asymptomatic | 9 | 16.7 |
| Histological diagnosis: | ||
| Osteosarcoma | 19 | 35.1 |
| Chondrosarcoma | 16 | 29.6 |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | 3 | 5.6 |
| Chordoma | 1 | 1.9 |
| Metastatic bone disease | 11 | 20.4 |
| Hematological malignancies | 4 | 7.4 |
| Site: | ||
| Proximal tibia | 15 | 27.8 |
| Proximal femur | 12 | 22.2 |
| Pelvis/sacrum | 9 | 16.7 |
| Distal femur | 9 | 16.7 |
| Proximal humerus | 6 | 11.1 |
| Scapula | 1 | 1.9 |
| Humeral shaft | 1 | 1.9 |
| Proximal tibia/distal tibia | 1 | 1.9 |
| Soft tissue tumors | 20 | 27 |
| Symptoms: | ||
| Mass/Swelling | 13 | 65 |
| Pain | 8 | 40 |
| Functional limitation | 2 | 10 |
| Asymptomatic | 3 | 15 |
| Histological diagnosis: | ||
| Synovial sarcoma | 7 | 35 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 2 | 10 |
| Liposarcoma | 2 | 10 |
| Pleomorphic sarcoma | 2 | 10 |
| Other | 7 | 35 |
| Site: | ||
| Thigh | 9 | 45 |
| Popliteal fossa | 3 | 15 |
| Hip | 2 | 10 |
| Buttocks | 2 | 10 |
| Forearm | 2 | 10 |
| Knee | 1 | 5 |
| Pelvis | 1 | 5 |
| Metastases at time of surgery (bone and soft tissue tumors) | 10 | 13.5 |
| Lung metastases: | 9 | 12.2 |
| Skip metastases | 1 | 1.4 |