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Table 2.
Factors influencing the choice of immediate-definitive extremity reconstruction.
| Factors |
|---|
| Established diagnosis |
| Histological certainty about margins |
| Feasibility of performing major reconstruction at time of resection without high risk factors (i.e. anesthesia, infection, bleeding disorders, etc.) |
| Feasibility of conducting the procedure as a single-stage procedure |
| Absence of non-oncologic conditions contraindicating immediate reconstruction (e.g., infection) |
| Defect repair does not impair physical examination/surveillance |
| Completion of neoadjuvant treatment (if applicable) |
| Feasibility of completion of definitive reconstruction without delaying adjuvant treatment (if applicable) |
| Feasibility of combining reconstruction with adjuvant therapy if applicable (e.g. brachytherapy) |
| Primary size of tumor <5 cm |
| Patient age <50 years |
| Low tumor grading |
| New tumor recurrence |
| No presence/evidence of metastases |
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