Table 2 Pain frequency in relation to grouping of spatial spread of pain preoperatively (A), and one year postoperatively (B)

A

Grouping of spatial spread of pain preoperatively

Frequency of pain

No pain areas

(n = 79)

Pelvis only

(n = 31)

Pelvis and other areas

(n = 152)

Non-pelvic areas only

(n = 178)

No pain

68 (86.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Rarely

4 (5.1)

1 (3.2)

15 (9.9)

13 (7.3)

Sometimes

1 (1.2)

20 (64.5)

47 (30.9)

68 (38.2)

Often

0 (0.0)

6 (19.4)

51 (33.5)

54 (30.3)

Almost always/always

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

36 (23.7)

38 (21.3)

Missing data

6 (7.6)

4 (12.9)

3 (2.0)

5 (2.8)

B

Grouping of spatial spread of pain one year postoperatively

Frequency of pain

No pain areas

(n = 208)

Pelvis only

(n = 5)

Pelvis and other areas

(n = 41)

Non-pelvic areas only

(n = 186)

No pain

201 (96.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Rarely

6 (2.9)

1 (20.0)

7 (17.1)

20 (10.8)

Sometimes

0 (0.0)

2 (40.0)

7 (17.1)

66 (35.5)

Often

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

18 (43.9)

54 (29.0)

Almost always/always

1 (0.5)

1 (20.0)

9 (21.9)

46 (24.7)

Missing data

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)