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Table 2 Satisfaction Measures

From: Outcomes of decompression for lumbar spinal canal stenosis based upon preoperative radiographic severity

1. Overall, how successful has your operation been?

a. Very successful, complete relief

b. Fairly successful, a good deal of relief

c. Not very successful, only a little relief

d. Failure, no relief

e. Worse than before

If you had a friend with the same trouble you had, would you recommend the operation? Yes/No

'Satisfaction' requires a or b and Yes to the above questions.