Table 2.

Patient-Estimated Time Between Onset of Pain and Surgery^∗

Data	N (%)
<1 y	8 (6.7)
1–2 y	8 (6.7)
2–3 y	27 (22.7)
3–5 y	21 (17.6)
5–7 y	10 (8.4)
>10 y	5 (4.2)
Long but indeterminate duration	16 (13.4)
Does not remember	2 (1.7)
Not reported	22 (18.5)

^∗Values were categorized from open-ended patient responses. Responses classified as <1 year included “3–4 months,” “6 months,” and “several months.” Responses classified as 1–2 years included “1 year,” “15 months,” and “more than 1 year.” Responses classified as 2–3 years included “2 years” and “more than 2 years.” Responses classified as 3–5 years included “3 years,” “3–4 years,” and “4 years.” Responses classified as 5–7 years included “5 years,” “6 years,” and “6–7 years.” Responses classified as >10 years included “10 years,” “10–15 years,” “15 years,” and “20 years.” “Long but indeterminate duration” included qualitative responses such as “several years,” “a few years,” “years,” and “a long time.”