Table 1.

In your opinion, do these factors influence your decision to operate on patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	No influence	Agree	Strongly agree	Don’t know
Abnormal nerve conduction studies	3 (2%)	2 (1%)	6 (4%)	63 (42%)	76 (51%)	0
Evidence of muscle atrophy	3 (2%)	0 (0%)	1 (1%)	20 (13%)	128 (84%)	0
Severe pain	3 (2%)	5 (3%)	26 (17%)	52 (34%)	66 (43%)	0
Failed non-operative treatment	0 (0%)	2 (1%)	12 (8%)	62 (41%)	75 (49%)	1 (1%)
Workers’ compensation &/or litigation	17 (11%)	26 (17%)	91 (60%)	16 (11%)	1 (1%)	0
Patient less than 75 years of age	8 (5%)	11 (7%)	79 (52%)	47 (31%)	7 (5%)	0