title: Functional outcome after endoprosthetic limb-salvage therapy of primary bone tumours--a comparative analysis using the MSTS score, the TESS and the RNL index.
abstract: Limb-saving therapy for primary bone tumours is the treatment of choice. We aimed at analysing the quality of life of this group of patients by combining three different tools. Eighty-seven patients (46 females, 41 males) with a primary bone tumour of the extremity who had undergone endoprosthetic reconstruction between 1982 and 2000 were included in this retrospective study. The median age at the time of evaluation was 30 (12-73) years. The Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) and the Reintegration to Normal Living index (RNL) were recorded an average of 5.8 years after reconstruction and the Musculoskeletal Tumour Society Score (MSTS) after an average of 6.5 years. The mean MSTS score was 77% (13-93%). The mean TESS was 82% (22-99%), and the mean RNL index was 87% (32-98%). The subjective satisfaction and acceptance of physical impairment were significantly higher than the objective score (p < 0.001). The TESS was 88% in patients aged 12-25 years, 81% in those aged 26-40 years and 57% in those aged 41-73 years. Parallel recording of the MSTS score, TESS and RNL index provides a better measure reflecting the complex situation of the patients by combining objective and subjective parameters.
authors: Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Campus Buch, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Berlin, Germany. per-ulf.tunn@charite.de
authors: P U
authors: PU
authors: Tunn
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Pomraenke
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Goerling
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Hohenberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
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