Lower Limb Core Scale: A New Application to Evaluate and Compare the Outcomes of Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumours Resection and Reconstruction
| Autor: | E. Boux, Paolo Titolo, Pierluigi Tos, Raimondo Piana, Bernardino Panero, Andrea Monticelli, Bruno Battiston, Michele Boffano, Davide Ciclamini |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Article Subject lcsh:Medicine Soft Tissue Neoplasms Bone and Bones General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Lower limb Resection Cohort Studies Quality of life medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over Core (anatomy) General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry lcsh:R Soft tissue Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged Plastic Surgery Procedures Treatment Outcome Lower Extremity Male patient Quality of Life Clinical Study Physical therapy Female business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2014 (2014) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6133 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/652141 |
| Popis: | 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(r2=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. |
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