Table 1.

In the conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, do you regularly offer corticosteroid injections for symptomatic relief

	Yes	No
Total	76 (61.8 %)	47 (38.2 %)
Residency training
Orthopedic surgery	41 (33.3 %)	19 (15.4 %)
Plastics surgery	32 (26.0 %)	26 (21.1 %)
Other	3 (2.4 %)	2 (1.6 %)
Years in practice
5 years or less	12 (9.8 %)	7 (5.7 %)
6 to 15 years	28 (22.8 %)	10 (8.1 %)
16 to 25 years	22 (17.9 %)	11 (8.9 %)
More than 25 years	14 (11.4 %)	19 (15.4 %)