Intralesional
curettage is a commonly used treatment for primary bone
tumors. However, local recurrence of
tumors after
curettage remains a major challenge.
QUESTIONS: METHODS: This retrospective study evaluated patients receiving intralesional
curettage for primary bone
tumors from January 2011 to January 2015. A total of 411 patients with a minimum five-year follow-up were included for analysis. Demographic and disease-related variables were first assessed in univariable analyses for local recurrence risk. When a yielded p-value was < 0.2, variables were included in multivariable analyses to identify independent risk factors for local recurrence. Patients were then stratified by
tourniquet usage (use/non-use), and risk from
high blood pressure was evaluated in both subgroups.
RESULTS: At an average follow-up of 6.8 ± 1.0 years, 63 of 411 patients (15.3%) experienced local recurrence. In multivariable analyses, local recurrence was associated with age (OR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.94-0.99; p = 0.005);
tumor type; lesion size (> 5 cm: OR, 3.58; 95% CI, 1.38-9.33; p = 0.009); anatomical site (proximal femur: OR, 2.49; 95% CI, 1.21-5.15; p = 0.014; proximal humerus: OR, 3.34; 95% CI, 1.61-6.92; p = 0.001); and preoperative mean arterial pressure (> 110 mmHg: OR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.20-5.67; P = 0.015). In subgroup analyses, after adjusting for age,
tumor type, lesion size, and anatomical site,
tourniquet use modified the preoperative mean arterial pressure - recurrence relationship: when
tourniquet was not used, preoperative mean arterial pressure predicted local recurrence (95-110 mmHg, 4.13, 1.42-12.03, p = 0.009; > 110 mmHg, 28.06, 5.27-149.30, p < 0.001); when
tourniquet was used, preoperative mean arterial pressure was not related to local recurrence (all p values > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Level IV, hypothesis-generating study.