Characteristic | All | Proximal | Distal | Proximal |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | femur | femur | tibia |
 | (N = 100) | (N = 49) | (N = 39) | (N = 12) |
Age | ||||
 median | 49.0 yr | 56.0 yr | 30.0 yr | 34.5 yr |
 ≥50 yr | 48 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
 <50 yr | 52 | 17 | 28 | 7 |
Gender | ||||
 male | 51 | 19 | 25 | 7 |
 female | 49 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
Diagnosis | ||||
 primary | 64 | 18 | 35 | 11 |
 bone tumor | 57 | 13 | 33 | 11 |
 osteosarcoma | 35 | 4 | 23 | 8 |
 chondrosarcoma | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
 giant cell tumor of bone | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
 undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 leiomyosarcoma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 soft tissue tumor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
 undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 2 | 2 |  |  |
 leiomyosarcoma | 2 | 2 |  |  |
 synovial sarcoma | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
 liposarcoma | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 metastatic bone tumor | 36 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
BMI (body mass index) | ||||
 median | 20.7 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 20.6 |
 ≥25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 <25 | 89 | 44 | 35 | 10 |
 With chemotherapy | 57 | 26 | 24 | 7 |
 Without chemotherapy | 43 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
 With radiation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Without radiation | 97 | 47 | 38 | 12 |
diaphyseal/stem coefficient | ||||
 median | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 1.90 |
 ≥2.50 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
 <2.50 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 11 |