Functional Recovery of Patients Undergoing Resection and Reconstruction of the Lower Limbs for Bone Tumor.

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli100 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the present study is to describe the course of functional recovery of patients with musculoskeletal tumours and undergone resection and reconstruction operations of lower limbs in the first six months post-surgery, differentiating them on the basis of the anatomical level involved.

Retrospective observational study will be conducted. The evaluation of the patients clinical recovery progress will take place at three different times: during the hospital stay postoperative, at 3 and 6 months after surgery. Different outcome measures will be considered in order to provide a complete picture of the patients functional recovery and their change.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Bone Neoplasm Rehabilitation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All participants undergone lower limb resection and reconstruction with localisation of the disease to the pelvis, femur femur, tibia and foot bones. * All participants undergone soft tissue resection surgery on the of the lower limb * All types of oncological diagnoses will be taken considered: osteosarcoma, Ewing and others. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who undergo at our Institute only the surgical treatment while continuing adjuvant treatment at other centres * Participants for whom no rehabilitation treatment has been activated during adjuvant treatment at our Institute

Locations (1)

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS)

Person's level of independence. It is measured through 30 questions relating to 30 activities of daily living to be answered by the patient. The total score is reported from 0 to 100. A higher score indicates a greater degree of autonomy. A higher score indicates a greater degree of autonomy.

Time frame: at 3 months after surgery

Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS)

Time frame: at 6 months after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Range of motion (ROM)

The range of motion of the main joints of the lower limbs (hip, knee or foot), measured with a goniometer

Time frame: at 3 months after surgery

Rang of motion - 2 (ROM)

The range of motion of the main joints of the lower limbs (hip, knee or foot), measured with a goniometer

Time frame: at 6 months after surgery

Number of participants able to walk

Number of participant that are able to walk and aids used for walking

Time frame: up to 1 week

Time Up and Go -2 (TUG)

Time it takes a person to get up from a chair, walk three metres, turn around, return to the chair and sit down again is measured.

Time frame: at 3 months after surgery

Time Up and Go (TUG)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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