Quality Of Life In Osteosarcoma Patients After Limb Salvage Surgery And Amputation
Table 1: Equal QoL indices in patients with osteosarcoma after LSS and amputation
| EORTC QLQ-C30 scales | LSS (n=41) M±m | Amputation (n=39) M±m |
| General Health (QL) | 56.3±3.5 | 49.0±3.7 |
| Role Functioning (RF) | 56.9±5.3 | 46.9±6.4 |
| Emotional Functioning (EF) | 70.7±3.6 | 71.3±3.9 |
| Social Functioning (SF) | 64.6±5.5 | 56.7±5.1 |
| Fatigue (FA) | 41.2±3.9 | 45.8±4.2 |
| Nausea and vomiting (NV) | 8.1±2.6 | 8.9±2.8 |
| Pain (PA) | 39.4±4.9 | 43.2±5.5 |
| Dyspnea (DY) | 21.1±4.6 | 23.9±5.0 |
| Insomnia (SL) | 33.3±5.1 | 38.5±5.0 |
| Appetite loss (AP) | 24.4±4.4 | 33.3±4.9 |
| Constipation (CO) | 13.8±4.2 | 24.9±5.9 |
| Diarrhea (DI) | 4.9±1.9 | 11.5±3.8 |
| Financial difficulties (FI) | 55.1±5.3 | 44.8±5.3 |