Surgical options for children with osteosarcoma

RJ Grimer - The lancet oncology, 2005 - thelancet.com
Osteosarcoma is the most common solid tumour of childhood. Chemotherapy has
substantially improved survival, but surgical resection remains essential for cure. Limb …

Regret in surgical decision making: a systematic review of patient and physician perspectives

A Wilson, SM Ronnekleiv-Kelly, TM Pawlik - World journal of surgery, 2017 - Springer
Objective Regret is a powerful motivating factor in medical decision making among patients
and surgeons. Regret can be particularly important for surgical decisions, which often carry …

Chronic health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer

KC Oeffinger, AC Mertens, CA Sklar… - New England journal …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Only a few small studies have assessed the long-term morbidity that follows the
treatment of childhood cancer. We determined the incidence and severity of chronic health …

Factors affecting quality of life in lower limb amputees

R Sinha, WJA van den Heuvel… - Prosthetics and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly being recognized as an important outcome
for rehabilitation programs, and has mainly been used to compare the efficacy of …

Limb-sparing surgery preserves more function than amputation: a Scandinavian sarcoma group study of 118 patients

LH Aksnes, HCF Bauer, NL Jebsen… - The Journal of Bone …, 2008 - boneandjoint.org.uk
We evaluated the long-term functional outcome in 118 patients treated for osteosarcoma or
Ewing's sarcoma in the extremities a minimum of five years after treatment. We also …

A systematic literature review of quality of life in lower limb amputees

R Sinha, WJA Van Den Heuvel - Disability and rehabilitation, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To systematically review studies on quality of life (QoL) in lower limb amputees.
Method. Computerised literature search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, PUBMED and PsycINFO …

Analysis of prognostic factors in Ewing sarcoma using a population‐based cancer registry

J Lee, BH Hoang, A Ziogas, JA Zell - Cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Ewing sarcoma is a high‐grade malignancy that most often occurs in
children. Because its occurrence in adults has been historically low, few studies have been …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of tumor-and treatment-related factors on the development of local recurrence in osteosarcoma after adequate surgery. An analysis of 1355 …

D Andreou, SS Bielack, D Carrle, M Kevric, R Kotz… - Annals of oncology, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Local recurrence (LR) in osteosarcoma is associated with very poor prognosis.
We sought to evaluate which factors correlate with LR in patients who achieved complete …

Similar survival but better function for patients after limb salvage versus amputation for distal tibia osteosarcoma

AF Mavrogenis, CN Abati, C Romagnoli… - … and Related Research …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background Amputation has been the standard surgical treatment for distal tibia
osteosarcoma. Advances in surgery and chemotherapy have made limb salvage possible …

What is hidden behind amputation? Quanti-qualitative systematic review on psychological adjustment and quality of life in lower limb amputees for non-traumatic …

L Calabrese, M Maffoni, V Torlaschi, A Pierobon - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objective: This systematic review aims to investigate Quality of Life (QoL)/Health Related
Quality of Life (HRQoL) and psychological adjustment in non-traumatic lower limb amputees …