Table 2.

Example of code extraction process.

Transcribed phrase	Summarized phrase	Code	Allocated theme21
Patients differ from each other, both in their intrinsic factors and their suffered injuries. The most important factor determining my surgery timing decision is whether the spinal cord injury is complete or incomplete. I perform the surgery as soon as possible if the injury is incomplete.	I perform early surgery on incomplete cases of spinal cord injury	Type of injury	Patient