Table 1.

Rates of surgery by orthopaedic diagnosis

ICD-9	Description	Total patients	Surgical patients	Percent who had surgery
726.1	Rotator cuff syndrome	1678	248	14.8%
729.5	Shoulder pain	880	103	11.7%
354.0	Carpal tunnel syndrome	645	307	47.6%
715.94	Osteoarthritis hand	587	120	20.4%
727.05	Hand/wrist tenosynovitis	475	102	21.5%
238.1	Soft tissue mass	432	121	28.0%
727.41	Ganglion of the wrist	363	134	36.9%
719.54	Joint stiffness, hand	355	48	13.5%
719.43	Forearm pain	297	54	18.2%
727.03	Trigger finger (acquired)	230	60	26.1%

ICD = International Classification of Diseases.