Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients undergoing limb-sparing surgery for primary malignant bone tumors.

Front Oncol · 2026 · PMC13175876 · PMID 42147212

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highly significantp < 0.001actually significant

Notably, tumor necrosis greater than 90% was achieved in 42.73% of patients, and this finding was highly significant (p < 0.001), confirming its predictive value as a favorable response marker to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

While low serum calcium (<8.5 mg/dL) was recorded in 17.27% of cases, it approached but did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.054).

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