Surveillance of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome in Korea / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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: 37-47, 2004.
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Dans Coréen
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| ID: wpr-145509
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most important work related musculo-skeletal diseases in Korea. However, there are few epidemiologic studies on the work-related CTS (WR-CTS). This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of WR-CTS in Korea.METHODS:
Data obtained from the"CTS Surveillance System". Physician case-reports in the surveillance were used to document patterns of WR-CTS by age, gender, occupation, sign, symptom, working history.RESULTS:
Six hundred and seventy-two cases of WR-CTS were ascertained. of which 314 with complete information on occupational history were analyzed. It has been estimated that as many as 72% of all CTS cases are work-related. The highest proportion of WR-CTS was observed in 'elementary occupation workers', followed by 'skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers'. The distributions of WR-CTS cases were similar with respect to age, obesity, and past medical history. The proportion of WR-CTS was higher in females. There was no significant difference in physical examination findings between WR-CTS and non WR-CTS cases. Repetitive work and the inappropriate hand posture seemed to be the risks for WR-CTS.CONCLUSION:
WR-CTS is a significant public health problem. The CTS surveillance system is quite useful to elucidate the characteristics of WR-CTS, but it remains of limited use in targeting specific industries and occupations for intervention.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Examen physique
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Posture
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Syndrome du canal carpien
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Études épidémiologiques
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Santé publique
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Science forêt
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Pêcheries
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Main
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Corée
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Obésité
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Année:
2004
Type:
Article
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