Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2023 Sep 30;78:100283. doi: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2023.100283. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of STS resection in the thigh on MS and the HRQoL.
METHODS: Fourteen adults patients with STS in the thigh who underwent wide resection and limb preservation were evaluated. The patients were submitted to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). A hand-held dynamometer was used to measure the MS the flexors, adductors, abductors, and extensors muscles of the operated and non-operated thighs and between the dominant and non-dominant operated sides. The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) and Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) questionnaires were applied to quantify the psychometric properties of the HRQoL. The data were submitted to statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon test (MS), and Mann-Whitney and Spearman correlation (MSTS and SF-36) (α = 0.05).
RESULTS: There was no significant difference in MS between the operated side and the non-operated side, and between the dominant and non-dominant operated side (ρ > 0.05). The MSTS presented a significant difference in the emotional acceptance for patients submitted to radiotherapy (ρ = 0.029). The SF-36 showed significant differences in the emotional aspect for patients submitted to chemotherapy (ρ = 0.027) and in the social aspect between the dominant and non-dominant operated side (ρ = 0.024).
CONCLUSIONS: The HRQoL of adult patients is hampered after the treatment of STS even when MS is maintained.
PMID:37783169 | DOI:10.1016/j.clinsp.2023.100283
