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Table 3 The relationship between prosthesis specific-survival and patient characteristics

From: Short-term clinical outcomes of Kyocera Modular Limb Salvage System designed cementless stems for the endoprosthetic reconstruction of lower extremities: a Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group multi-institutional study

Variables

 

n

2-year survival (%)

p value

Age

≥50 yr

48

97.1

p = 0.045*

<50 yr

52

85.2

 

Gender

male

51

85

p = 0.298

female

49

95.5

 

Diagnosis

primary

64

86.5

p = 0.057

metastasis

36

100

 

Location

proximal femur

49

93.6

p = 0.275

distal femur

39

86.3

 

proximal tibia

12

80.9

 

BMI

≥25

11

79.5

p = 0.246

<25

89

96.3

 

Chemotherapy

yes

57

90.9

p = 0.561

no

43

89.3

 

Radiation

yes

3

100

p = 0.622

no

97

90

 

Diaphyseal/stem coefficient

≥2.50

30

91.5

p = 0.630

<2.50

70

89.9

 
  1. * a statistically significant p value