title: Lower Limb Core Scale: a new application to evaluate and compare the outcomes of bone and soft-tissue tumours resection and reconstruction.
abstract: Several methods are used to evaluate the functional outcome of tumour resections and reconstructions in the lower limb. However, one of their most common limitations is that they are specifically developed to evaluate only oncological patients. We introduced the Lower Limb Core Scale (LLCS) to overcome this limitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and subjective results in the lower limb and to evaluate the use of the LLCS. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using various tools to investigate the outcomes. The results of the LLCS were correlated with the results of other functional tests. A total of 44 patients were included in the study. None of the demographic variables correlated with the functional or health-related quality of life (QoL) scores except for gender, whereby male patients had an increased functional score. The correlation between LLCS and other scores was positive (r (2) = 0.77). The satisfactory QoL scores, and functional outcomes scores indicated the LLCS to be a reliable option for general and specific evaluation of lower limb reconstructions. We suggest using the LLCS for comparisons of oncological reconstructions with lower limb reconstructions in different disciplines.
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monticelli
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciclamini
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Reconstructive and Oncologic Orthopaedics, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boffano
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Reconstructive and Oncologic Orthopaedics, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boux
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Titolo
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Bernardino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Panero
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Battiston
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Reconstructive and Oncologic Orthopaedics, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.affiliation: U.O.C Muscoloskeletal Traumatology, U.O.D. Microsurgery, AO Città Della Salute e Della Scienza, C.T.O. Hospital, via Zuretti 29, 10100 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome