Table 5.

Outcome measurements

Outcome	When they will be evaluated
	Baseline	12 weeks	26 weeks	52 weeks
Primary:
NDI	x	x	x	x
Arm pain (NRS)	x	x	x	x
Secondary:
Neck pain (NRS)	x	x	x	x
Patient expectations	x
Perceived recovery		x	x	x
Success rate		x	x	x
EuroQol (EQ-5D and EQ-VAS)	x	x	x	x
FABQ	x	x	x	x
HSCL-10	x	x	x	x
Medicine consumption	x	x	x	x
Sickness absence	x	x	x	x
Dysphagia	x	x	x	x
Frequency of surgical complications		x	x	x
Frequency of reoperations		x	x	x
Cross overs in the nonsurgical group		x	x	x
Patient demographics	x
Neurological status, incl. Grip strength	x	x	x	x