Table 1.

Estimates of upper extremity ambulatory surgery in the United States, 2006

Procedure	Number of procedures	95% confidence intervals
Rotator cuff repair	272,148	218,994, 325,302
Shoulder arthroscopy*	257,541	185,268, 329,814
Elbow arthroscopy	3,686	3,554, 3,818
Carpal tunnel release	576,924	459,239, 694,609
Wrist arthroscopy*	25,250	17,304, 33,196

^* Shoulder arthroscopy excludes rotator cuff tears; Wrist arthroscopy excludes carpal tunnel syndrome.