population, and the number of operations performed.
Excepting cubital tunnel, we found that the increase in
number of operations performed was not caused by an increase
in the likelihood of having an operation once the
diagnosis was made, as the ratio of operations to diagnoses
remained constant. For cubital tunnel, we noted an
increasing ratio of operations to diagnoses, suggesting surgeons
are increasingly likely to provide operative intervention
for cubital tunnel syndrome. The analysis of slopes
of pre- and post-2008 diagnostic and operative data showed
no statistical differences for cubital tunnel, or trigger
finger. Interestingly, analysis of the regression slopes for