Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 2001 and 2010, five research groups conducted coordinated prospective studies of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) incidence among US workers from various industries and collected detailed subject-level exposure information with follow-up of symptoms, electrophysiological measures and job changes.

Objective

This analysis examined the associations between workplace biomechanical factors and incidence of dominant-hand CTS, adjusting for personal risk factors.

Methods

2474 participants, without CTS or possible polyneuropathy at enrolment, were followed up to 6.5 years (5102 person-years). Individual workplace exposure measures of the dominant hand were collected for each task and included force, repetition, duty cycle and posture. Task exposures were combin

SUBMITTER: Harris-Adamson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4270859 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature