PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - KENSAKU ABE AU - NORIO YAMAMOTO AU - KATSUHIRO HAYASHI AU - AKIHIKO TAKEUCHI AU - SATOSHI KATO AU - SHINJI MIWA AU - KENTARO IGARASHI AU - HIROYUKI INATANI AU - YU AOKI AU - TAKASHI HIGUCHI AU - YUTA TANIGUCHI AU - HIROYUKI TSUCHIYA TI - Determining Patient Satisfaction and Treatment Desires in Patients With Musculoskeletal Sarcoma of the Knee After Joint-preservation Surgery Using a Questionnaire Survey AID - 10.21873/anticanres.13307 DP - 2019 Apr 01 TA - Anticancer Research PG - 1965--1969 VI - 39 IP - 4 4099 - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/4/1965.short 4100 - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/4/1965.full SO - Anticancer Res2019 Apr 01; 39 AB - 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.