%0 Journal Article %A KENSAKU ABE %A NORIO YAMAMOTO %A KATSUHIRO HAYASHI %A AKIHIKO TAKEUCHI %A SATOSHI KATO %A SHINJI MIWA %A KENTARO IGARASHI %A HIROYUKI INATANI %A YU AOKI %A TAKASHI HIGUCHI %A YUTA TANIGUCHI %A HIROYUKI TSUCHIYA %T Determining Patient Satisfaction and Treatment Desires in Patients With Musculoskeletal Sarcoma of the Knee After Joint-preservation Surgery Using a Questionnaire Survey %D 2019 %R 10.21873/anticanres.13307 %J Anticancer Research %P 1965-1969 %V 39 %N 4 %X Background/Aim: For cases of musculoskeletal sarcoma of the knee presenting to our institute, we prioritize joint preservation whenever possible. To investigate patient satisfaction and desire for joint preservation, a questionnaire survey was performed. Patients and Methods: Surveys were mailed to 62 patients with musculoskeletal sarcoma of the knee. Responses concerning the patient and their families' satisfaction were evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale and their priorities for the surgery were noted as well. Results: The survey response rate was 67.7%. All but one person were above neutral for the 5-point Likert scale. Overall, the first priority was tumor removal followed by preservation of function. Conclusion: Patients identified tumor removal as their first priority, which could increase satisfaction. Following that, better preservation of function could also increase patient satisfaction. Joint-preservation was consistent with these priorities. %U https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/anticanres/39/4/1965.full.pdf