Figure 2. Overall Cleveland Global Quality of Life (CGQL) score and its three components (quality of life, energy level, and quality of health) for the periods 0 to 2 years, 2 to 5 years, 5 to 8 years, and >8 years after surgery. The overall CGQL score is scored on a scale of 0 to 1; each item is scored on a scale of 0 to 10. Each point represents a mean score; the black bars represent the 95% confidence intervals. For the overall CGQL and for each of its three component items, the scores significantly increased >2 years after surgery. *p < 0.05 vs. 0 to 2 years (analysis of variance with Dunnett’s test for multiple comparisons).