Table 1. Proforma questionnaire for the study.

 CES: Cauda equina syndrome

Gender	Male/Female
Age in years	Number in digits
Symptoms	Present(y)/Absent(n)
Weakness	y/n
CES	y/n
Numbness	y/n
Pain	y/n
Per-operative findings	Present (y)/Absent (n)
Infection	y/n
Instability	y/n
Listhesis	y/n
Fibrosis	y/n
Recurrent disk	y/n
Type of surgery performed	Yes (y)/No (n)
Diskectomy	y/n
Diskectomy with release of adhesions	y/n
Decompression/Laminectomy	y/n
Debridement	y/n
Fusion	y/n
Adjacent segment decompression	y/n
Previous surgery by the same surgeon (yes/no)	Yes/No
Complications (n)	Present (y)/Absent (n)
Dural rent	y/n
Nerve injuries	y/n
Cauda Equina syndrome	y/n
Infection	y/n
Years (level) of experience in surgeries performed	Yes (y)/No (n)
`    Year 1	y/n
Year 2	y/n
Year 3	y/n
Year 4	y/n
Year 5	y/n
Early outcome	Present (y)/Absent (n)
Excellent	y/n
Good	y/n
Satisfactory	y/n
No improvement	y/n
Deteriorated	y/n