Table 6.

The Effect of Microsurgery and Conservative Management changed SF-36 Scores from TP0 to TP3

	Mean	Median	Range
SF-36, Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short Form; TP0, baseline; TP3, 6 mo.
Change in physical functioning score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	4.0	0.0	−25.0–60.0
Observation	−0.6	0.0	−30.0–55.0
Change in role-physical score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	11.7	0.0	−100–100
Observation	9.7	0.0	−50.0–100
Change in role-emotional score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	20.0	0.0	−66.7–100
Observation	1.9	0.0	−66.7–66.7
Change in social functioning score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	−6.7	0.0	−66.7–44.4
Observation	0.6	0.0	−22.2–44.4
Change in bodily pain score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	−3.7	0.0	−55.6–55.6
Observation	−1.2	0.0	−44.4–55.6
Change in mental health score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	3.5	4.0	−28.0–36.0
Observation	1.8	4.0	−20.0–44.0
Change in energy/vitality score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	7.7	15.0	−35.0–30.0
Observation	−3.6	−10.0	−35.0–35.0
Change in health perception score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	9.3	10.0	−20.0–37.0
Observation	−6.7	−5.0	−32.0–15.0
Change in change in health score from TP0 to TP3 (TP3 minus TP0)
Microsurgery	18.3	25.0	−50.0–100
Observation	1.4	0.0	−50.0–50.0