TABLE 1.
Patient demographics
| Characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Overall | 310 (100) |
| Age, years; mean [standard deviation] | 54.1 (range, 14–87) [16.7] |
| Sex | |
| Male | 157 (50.6) |
| Female | 153 (49.4) |
| Histologic diagnosis | |
| Chondrosarcoma | 38 (12.3) |
| Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 26 (8.4) |
| Benign lesion | 24 (7.7) |
| Osteosarcoma | 23 (7.4) |
| Chordoma | 14 (4.5) |
| Synovial sarcoma | 11 (3.5) |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | 9 (2.9) |
| Liposarcoma | 7 (2.3) |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 7 (2.3) |
| Fibrosarcoma | 6 (1.9) |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | 6 (1.9) |
| Desmoid tumor | 5 (1.6) |
| Skin cancer | 5 (1.6) |
| Other soft tissue sarcoma | 11 (3.5) |
| Cancer metastasis | 118 (38.1) |
| Type of surgery | |
| Wide resection | 129 (41.6) |
| Wide resection + endoprosthetic reconstruction | 73 (23.5) |
| Wide resection + allograft reconstruction | 17 (5.5) |
| Curettage +/− arthroplasty/internal fixation | 36 (11.6) |
| Open reduction and internal fixation | 12 (3.9) |
| Amputation/rotationplasty | 10 (3.2) |
| Others* | 33 (10.6) |
*
Spinal decompression, surgery for nonunion, etc.