Table 1

Neurophysiologically confirmed cases of carpal tunnel syndrome in East Kent 1992–2001

Year	Total tests performed with CTS as diagnosis	Tests performed for follow up diagnosis		Discrete CTS cases identified	Referrals confirmed as CTS	Female CTS cases	Male CTS cases	Female/male ratio	Surgical operations
CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome.
1992	820	26	794	474	60%	352	122	2.89	330
1993	912	24	888	550	62%	371	179	2.07	424
1994	1055	12	1043	632	61%	439	193	2.27	442
1995	1073	29	1044	566	54%	380	186	2.04	508
1996	1116	34	1082	612	57%	420	192	2.19	508
1997	1052	37	1015	520	51%	372	148	2.51	456
1998	1143	50	1093	579	53%	412	167	2.47	465
1999	1295	74	1221	716	59%	465	251	1.85	480
2000	1125	94	1031	627	61%	414	213	1.94	436
2001	1642	114	1528	969	63%	670	299	2.24	597
TOTAL	11 233	494	10 739	6245	58%	4295	1950	2.20	4646