Table 3.

The surgical impact on Symptoms and Function.

Cohort: n = 132	Preoperative		Postoperative*		P value**
	Mean ± SD	95%CI	Mean ± SD	95%CI
SSM-Symptoms
Points: 7–35 (worst)	23.33 ± 4.03	[22.64, 24.03]	16.98 ± 5.75	[15.99, 17.98]	< 0.001
SSM-Function
Points: 5–20 (worst)	13.80 ± 2.39	[13.39,14.21]	9.54 ± 3.68	[8.90, 10.17]	< 0.001

*Six months after surgery ** Wilcoxon signed ranks test.