An Analysis of Treatment Choices among White and African American Medicaid Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive neuropathy and has severe long-term effects on hand function if surgery is delayed significantly following diagnosis. The authors investigated the timespan between diagnosis and surgical intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome among African American and White patients on Medicaid. METHODS: Using the MarketScan Truven Database Medicaid...

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