Rotationplasty outcomes assessed by gait analysis following resection of lower extremity bone neoplasms

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Aims: The standard of surgical treatment for lower limb neoplasms had been characterized by highly interventional techniques, leading to severe kinetic impairment of the patients and incidences of phantom pain. Rotationplasty had arisen as a potent limb salvage treatment option for young cancer patients with lower limb bone tumours, but its impact on the gait through comparative studies still remains unclear several years after the introduction of the procedure. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of rotationplasty on gait parameters measured by gait analysis compared to healthy individuals.

Methods: The MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were systematically searched without time restriction until 10 January 2022 for eligible studies. Gait parameters measured by gait analysis were the outcomes of interest.

Results: Three studies were eligible for analyses. Compared to healthy individuals, rotationplasty significantly decreased gait velocity (-1.45 cm/sec; 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.98 to -0.93; p < 0.001), stride length (-1.20 cm; 95% CI -2.31 to -0.09; p < 0.001), cadence (-0.83 stride/min; 95% (CI -1.29 to -0.36; p < 0.001), and non-significantly increased cycle time (0.54 sec; 95% CI -0.42 to 1.51; p = 0.184).

Conclusion: Rotationplasty is a valid option for the management of lower limb bone tumours in young cancer patients. Larger studies, with high patient accrual, refined surgical techniques, and well planned rehabilitation strategies, are required to further improve the reported outcomes of this procedure.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

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Bone & joint open - 4(2023), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 817-824

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Filis, Panagiotis [VerfasserIn]
Varvarousis, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Ntritsos, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Dimopoulos, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Filis, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Giannakeas, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Korompilias, Anastasios [VerfasserIn]
Ploumis, Avraam [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1302/2633-1462.411.BJO-2023-0101.R1

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NLM363989978