Factors influencing functional recovery after limb-salvage surgery for lower extremity musculoskeletal tumours: a qualitative study combining patients' and healthcare professionals' perspectives.

Functional recovery after LSS for LEMT is a multifactorial process. To improve patient care, improving (intercollegiate) communication strategies on treatment details and expectations about functional outcomes is warranted.Implications for rehabilitationHealthcare professionals should be aware some patients experience limited functional recovery after limb-salvage surgery (LSS) for lower extremity musculoskeletal tumours.Healthcare professionals should use multiple communication strategies to bridge the gap between the information provided and what the patient recalls.Knowledge exchange and communication between primary and tertiary care should be more extensive.Multidisciplinary consultations and/or case managers are needed to address all aspects of the individual's functional recovery after LSS.