Table 2.

Prior to elective surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, do you routinely order an EMG/NCS study

	Yes	No
Total	100 (81.3 %)	23 (18.7 %)
Residency training
Orthopedic surgery	50 (40.7 %)	10 (8.1 %)
Plastics surgery	45 (36.6 %)	13 (10.6 %)
Other	5 (4.1 %)	0
Years in practice
5 years or less	17 (13.8 %)	2 (1.6 %)
6 to 15 years	32 (26.0 %)	6 (4.9 %)
16 to 25 years	25 (20.3 %)	8 (6.5 %)
More than 25 years	26 (21.1 %)	7 (5.7 %)