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Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative VAS and KPS scores

From: Palliative treatment of pelvic bone tumors using radioiodine (125I) brachytherapy

Evaluation

KPS

VAS

Pre-implantation

44.5 ± 7.2

7.2 ± 1.9

1 month post-implantation*

73.2 ± 7.0

4.7 ± 1.1

3 months post-implantation*

75.0 ± 6.6

3.8 ± 1.2

6 months post-implantation*

75.9 ± 7.2

3.6 ± 1.0

  1. *All values given as mean ± SD, p < 0.05 compared with the preoperative scores
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