Risk factors for postoperative pathological fractures in lower extremity soft tissue sarcoma patients undergoing limb-sparing surgery

Figure 1 Fracture rate in months after operation based on Kaplan-Meier analysis. A: Patellar fractures; B: Arterial hypertension was associated with an increased fracture risk. HR: Hazard ratio.

Figure 2 Total fractures according to soft tissue sarcomas type for every sarcoma n > 10.

Figure 3 Fracture conditions in different classification scenarios. A: Fractures according to soft tissue sarcomas size; B: Postoperative fracture rate of patients with soft tissue sarcomas of the lower extremity and hip depending on procedures involving the bone; C: Postoperative fracture rate according to radiotherapy. HR: Hazard ratio.