Research Article

Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score for Extremity Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Patients in Netherlands

Table 2

Mean and median scores of TESS and SF-36 for the lower and upper extremities.

Lower extremityUpper extremity
Mean (SD)Median (range)Mean (SD)Median (range)

TESS77.5 (19.8)80.2 (13.3–100)90.2 (14.9)96.3 (21.6–100)

SF-36
Physical functioning60.5 (26.2)65.0 (10.0–100.0)80.4 (22.4)85.0 (10.0–100.0)
Role limitations: physical47.5 (43.2)25.0 (0.0–100.0)62.0 (42.5)75.0 (0.0–100.0)
Social functioning72.8 (25.3)75.0 (0.0–100.0)82.8 (22.6)87.5 (12.5–100.0)
Role limitations: emotional82.7 (33.8)100.0 (0.0–100.0)80.6 (36.2)100.0 (0.0–100.0)
Mental health72.9 (19.8)80.0 (28.0–96.0)78.2 (18.1)80.0 (36.0–100.0)
Vitality61.5 (22.6)65.0 (15.0–100.0)62.5 (22.3)70.0 (15.0–100.0)
Bodily pain62.1 (27.3)57.1 (0.0–100.0)72.9 (26.2)73.5 (0.0–100.0)
General health perceptions60.8 (25.5)67.0 (10.0–100.0)62.7 (19.9)65.0 (15.0–100.0)
Physical component score40.5 (11.2)39.0 (16.5–58.6)46.7 (9.9)48.4 (23.4–61.9)
Mental component score50.6 (10.9)54.2 (14.0–67.9)50.2 (9.8)53.7 (20.5–62.8)