Table 3. Short Form-36 questionnaire scores pre-procedure and 6 months post-procedure.
| Short Form-36 Subscales | Pre-procedure Mean ± SD | 6-months post-procedure Mean ± SD | P value |
| Physical functioning | 69 ± 29 1 | 92.7 ± 27 | 0.01 |
| Role limitations due to physical health | 31 ± 31 | 80.7 ± 42 | 0.03 |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems | 60 ± 24 | 89 ± 26 | 0.23 |
| Energy/fatigue | 50 ± 26 | 58.1 ± 15 | 0.08 |
| Emotional well-being | 69 ± 21 | 71.4 ± 12 | 0.4 |
| Social functioning | 52 ± 15 | 76.9 ± 36 | 0.05 |
| Pain | 53 ± 34 | 76.3 ± 35 | 0.21 |
| General health | 48 ± 29 | 60 ± 17 | 0.09 |
| Health change | 30 ± 21 | 80.8 ± 26 | 0.05 |
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Higher scores indicates better health-related quality of life