Objective clinical measurement of physical functioning after treatment for lower extremity sarcoma - A systematic review

摘要

Background: Physical impairments and activity restrictions cause significant morbidity after surgery for sarcoma. Yet objective assessment of key components of balance, gait and physical activity (PA), using valid and reliable outcome measures, is lacking in routine clinical practice. Purpose of review: We therefore performed a systematic review to identify studies quantifying balance, gait and PA in clinically useful ways, after treatment for lower extremity sarcoma.