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Isam Atroshi, MD, PhD; Martin Englund, MD, PhD; Aleksandra Turkiewicz, MSc; Magnus Tägil, MD, PhD; Ingemar F. Petersson, MD, PhD

Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(10):943-944. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.203

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common cause of upper-extremity disability.¹ Moderate to severe CTS often requires carpal tunnel release (CTR) surgery. A few studies have estimated the incidence of CTS, showing large differences between countries.^2-3 Intercountry variations in incidence of surgery may reflect differences in CTS incidence and/or in use of surgical treatment. It is unknown whether such differences are age or sex related. In the present study, we estimate the incidence of physician-diagnosed CTS and surgery in the general population in southern Sweden and compare it with corresponding incidence in a US general population.

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The Skåne Health Care Register (SHCR) is a comprehensive inpatient-outpatient register for Skåne County in southern Sweden (1.2 million inhabitants, one-eighth of Sweden's population). The SHCR covers all public health care providers (primary to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Author Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics Hässleholm-Kristianstad, Hässleholm Hospital, Hässleholm, Sweden (Dr Atroshi); and Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund (Drs Atroshi and Tägil), and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare in Musculoskeletal Disorders (Drs Englund and Petersson and Ms Turkiewicz), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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