Rural populations are at risk for poorer access to health services and lower quality care, and recent policy efforts have focused on the reduction of rural-urban health inequities. The objective of this study was to identify differences in (1) patient demographic factors, (2) the utilization of confirmatory electrodiagnostic (EDS) testing, and (3) preoperative EDS severity between rural and urban populations undergoing carpal tunnel release (CTR).
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