Table 2 Mean results of MSTS and Karnofsky performance score in patients before and after the surgery, in different treatment method
From: Oncological and functional results after surgical treatment of bone metastases at the proximal femur
Treatment options | MSTS score | Karnofsky score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |
A) Megaprosthesis | 6.4 ± 0.4 | 19.8 ± 0.6* | 53 ± 7 | 67 ± 9* |
B) Standard prosthesis | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 22.4 ± 0.6* | 55 ± 9 | 70 ± 4* |
C) Gamma Nail and DHS | 10.8 ± 0.8 | 18.2 ± 1.0* | 50 ± 10 | 55 ± 7 |
Significant differences intergroup | NS | Gr. C > A/B* | NS | Gr. C > A/B* |