Comparison of age standardised incidence rates for conditions and their treatments in 2000
| Condition | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | ASR* (95% CI) | n | ASR* (95% CI) | |
| *Age standardised rate per 100 000 European standard population. | ||||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | ||||
| Incidence | 1952 | 192.8 (184.1 to 201.6) | 877 | 87.8 (81.9–93.7) |
| Operation | 619 | 59.2 (54.4 to 64.1) | 270 | 26.7 (23.5 to 29.9) |
| Morton’s metatarsalgia | ||||
| Incidence | 866 | 87.5 (81.6 to 93.4) | 488 | 50.2 (45.7 to 54.7) |
| Excision (Morton’s neuroma) | 30 | 3.1 (2.0 to 4.2) | 13 | 1.3 (0.6 to 2.0) |
| Ulnar neuropathy | ||||
| Incidence | 187 | 19 (16.1 to 21.7) | 240 | 25 (21.9 to 28.4) |
| Operative treatment | 54 | 5.6 (4.1 to 7.1) | 72 | 7.5 (5.8 to 9.2) |
| Radial neuropathy | ||||
| Incidence | 14 | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.2) | 29 | 3.0 (1.9 to 4.1) |
| Operative treatment | 9 | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.4) | 5 | 0.5 (0.1 to 0.9) |