Profile of Patients on Sick Leave With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Azevedo, Judson Welber Veríssimo de; Oliveira, Alexandre Barbosa de; Nascimento, Valdênia das Graças; Filho, Henver Ribeiro de Paiva; Viecili, Leandro; Rocha, Murilo Antônio

doi:10.1590/1413-785220152305145784

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“…If we look up the literature investigating the relation between obesity and CTS, it is mentioned that obesity is a risk factor for CTS in most of the studies [3,4,5]. De Azevedo et al [6] investigated the profile of patients on sick leave with CTS and reported obesity with a ratio of 44% among these patients [6]. Similar to these studies in this study we recorded that weight and height was significantly higher for patients with right CTS.…”

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The diagnostic efficacy of clinical findings and electrophysiological studies in carpal tunnel syndrome

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Objectives. The aim of the study was to examine the relation between clinical findings, neurological examination and electrophysiological studies in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and share our institutional experience in patients with CTS. Methods. Patients presenting with complaints of pain, paresthesia, and weakness in hands who diagnosed CTS between 2014 and 2015 were examined retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, clinical and neurological examination findings and electrodiagnostic evaluations were analyzed. Results. A total of 348 patients were included to the study. Weight and height measurements were significantly higher in patients with CTS on the right side (p=0.05 and p=0.04, respectively). Right hand side was the most dominant lateralization in patients with CTS (p=0.001) but there was no significant correlation for left side (p>0.05). The score of visual analogue scale was positively correlated with the severity of CTS (p=0.001). Thenar atrophy, hypoesthesia, positivity of Tinel and Phalen tests were also related to bilateral CTS (p=0.001 for each). Conclusion. We agree that clinical features, neurological examination findings and electrophysiological studies are effective diagnostic means in patients with CTS.

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“…In many studies, CTS has been more commonly reported in women. [15][16][17] Carpal tunnel syndrome initially affects the dominant hand and, then, involves the contralateral hand. Bilateral involvement was reported in 46.1 to 62% of the cases.…”

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Lumbrical-interosseous recording technique versus routine electrodiagnostic methods in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Yılmaz

Gündüz

Akyüz

2017

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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Objectives:We aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of second lumbrical-interosseous (L-I) technique and to compare the results with other electrophysiological methods in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Patients and methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in an electrophysiology laboratory of a university hospital between January 2003 and January 2004. A total of 102 patients with CTS (174 hands) and 40 healthy controls (80 hands) were included. Median motor nerve conduction studies were obtained with recordings from the abductor pollicis brevis (APB), median sensory nerve conduction studies from digits I-III and at palm-wrist segment (P-W), median-ulnar sensory comparison at digit IV (M-U), and median-radial sensory comparison at digit I (M-R) were along with L-I technique. Results:The highest sensitivities were found in the median sensory conduction velocity across the palm-wrist (88%), and digit I-wrist segments (80%), median motor distal latency over the APB (77%), and L-I study (76%). The specificities of conventional tests were higher than the sensitivity of L-I method (63%).Conclusion: L-I method has a good diagnostic sensitivity in CTS; however, P-W, median sensory nerve conduction velocity at digit I and median distal motor latency are more sensitive than L-I method. Therefore, L-I method can be applied as a supportive technique in the evaluation of patients with CTS.

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“…Instead, our cohort resorted to taking sick leave (about one month in average over the past year), about 40 % were advised to change the job, and one-third applied for permanent work disability pension, although only a few were granted one (post-study information). As we could not find disability studies covering a similar working population on computers, we can only compare our data with the other working populations of other countries ( 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 ). In general, data on working disability related to CTS are scarce, and mainly concern those collected after surgical interventions ( 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 ).…”

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Occupational and non-occupational risk factors correlating with the severity of clinical manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome and related work disability among workers who work with a computer

Çupi,

Šarac,

Jovanović

et al. 2023

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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The contribution of certain occupational and personal factors to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is still uncertain. We investigated which specific occupational and non-occupational factors correlate with the level of clinical manifestations and work disability related to CTS. The study included 190 workers who work with a computer and have diagnosed CTS (100 men, 90 women, aged 20–65 years). Subjective experience of CTS-related impairments was assessed with the Symptom Severity Scale (SSS) and the Functional Status Scale (FSS) of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ). The objective, neural impairments were tested with electrodiagnostics (EDX), whereas CTS-related work disability data were collected from medical records. We found a high inter-correlation between BCTQ, EDX, and work disability data. These also showed high correlations with certain occupational factors (duration of computer-working in months and hours spent daily in computer-working, certain ergonomic, microclimatic, and other occupational conditions) and non-occupational factors (demographic and lifestyle factors: nutritional status, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity). Despite its limitations, our study has identified occupational and non-occupational risk factors that can aggravate CTS and work disability, but which can also be improved with workplace and lifestyle preventive and corrective measures. More research is needed, though, to establish the possible causal relationships and the independent influence of each of those risk factors.

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Profile of Patients on Sick Leave With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

The diagnostic efficacy of clinical findings and electrophysiological studies in carpal tunnel syndrome

The diagnostic efficacy of clinical findings and electrophysiological studies in carpal tunnel syndrome

Lumbrical-interosseous recording technique versus routine electrodiagnostic methods in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Occupational and non-occupational risk factors correlating with the severity of clinical manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome and related work disability among workers who work with a computer

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