Limb Salvage and Amputation in Survivors of Pediatric Lower-Extremity Bone Tumors: What Are the Long-Term Implications?

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Quality of life in bone tumor patients comparing limb salvage and amputation of the lower extremity

✍ Dr. Aleida Postma; Annet Kingma; Johan H. De Ruiter; Heimen Schraffordt Koops; R 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 423 KB

## Abstract In 33 long‐term survivors of lower extremity bone cancer quality‐of‐life data were studied following limb salvage compared to amputation. Self‐report questionnaires, semistructured interviews and visual analog scales were used to measure psychoneurotic and somatical distress, activities