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 | |
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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 |