Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders in truck drivers and its associated risk factors

Background: The main purpose of the study was to find out the different joints affected in the truck drivers and the associated-risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in this population due to the paucity of literature pertaining to Indian truck drivers.Methods: A self-administered closed-ended validated questionnaire was prepared by the researcher incorporated with Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire and numeric pain rating scale and the participants were questioned using the same questionnaire and response was recorded by the researcher.Results: This study found a prevalence rate of work-related musculoskeletal pain to be 76.92% in truck drivers and the most commonly affected joints are lower back followed by the knee, shoulder and cervical spine. The factors which are found to be responsible for work related musculoskeletal pain in truck drivers are age, years of driving, number of driving days in a week, number of driving hours in a day, rest duration, posture, stress, vibration & poor condition of roads.Conclusions: It can be concluded from the results of this study that extrinsic factors do play a significant role in the causation of work-related musculoskeletal pain in truck drivers and are a leading cause for affecting the health of truck drivers and a frequent cause of sickness absente

Multiple Intraorbital Glass Foreign Bodies.

It is frequently difficult to identify and localize intraorbital foreign bodies despite modern-day high-resolution imaging studies. Although there can be grave complications associated with retention of organic intraorbital foreign bodies, many believe that removal of such bodies in most cases is unwarranted. A high clinical suspicion, proper choice of imaging studies, and removal by a skilled orbital surgeon probably make the risk of surgical exploration and foreign body removal less than the risk of foreign body retention. We present a case of extraconal foreign bodies (11 glass particles), which required exploration for retrieval. An initial bedside exploration led to locating two foreign bodies (glass particles of 2 × 2 cm and 1 × 1 cm size respectively). A second exploration in the ophthalmology operating theater yielded 11 foreign bodies (glass particles of various sizes) in the superior area of extraconal space.

In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in a known case of intracranial hydatid cyst.

We are presenting magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings of a known case of hydatid cyst operated twice in the past. A 22-years-old male patient had presented with recurrent symptoms of generalized seizures and raised intracranial tension. MRI with MRS of the lesion was performed that showed a recurrent loculated cystic lesion in right parieto-occipital lobe. MRS through the lesion was performed using repetition time (TR) of 1500 ms and time to echo (TE) of 135 ms using 2 x 2 x 2 cm voxel, from the margin of the lesion. MRS showed mildly elevated choline (Cho), depressed creatine (Cr) and N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), a large peak of lactate, pyruvate and acetate peaks.