Table 1.

Time schedule for filling out the questionnaires

Time of evaluation	VAS	EuroQol	SF-36	Work and homecare
Preoperative	X	X	X	X
Postoperative
Day 0	X
Day 1	X
Day 2	X
Day 3	X	X
Week 1	X	X		X
Week 2	X	X		X
Week 4		X	X	X
Week 6			X	X
Week 8			X	X
Month 3		X	X	X
Month 6		X	X	X
Month 12		X	X	X