Risk Factors for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Krom, M.C.T.F.M. de; Kester, A.D.M.; Knipschild, Paul; Spaans, F.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115753

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“…In our survey of the literature, there were 21 articles and reports that met the established criteria: 15 crosssectional studies in which 32 occupational or exposure groups had been studied (table 1) (6,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) and six case-referent studies (table 2) (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). All of these studies involved prevalent cases of CTS.…”

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Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Hagberg¹,

Morgenstern²,

Kelsh³

1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Hagberg¹,

Morgenstern²,

Kelsh³

1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

221

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“…(ii) de Krom et al in 1990 found that risks were elevated 5-to 8-fold when the selfreported time spent in activities with the wrist flexed or extended was 20 h/week, while in the study by Nordstrom et al the OR for CTS was more than doubled for those estimating that they bent/twisted their wrists for 3.5 h/day versus 0 h/day. A study by (iii) Wieslander et al in 1989 suggested that risk may double after 1 year in a job involving ‗repetitive wrist movement', while another by Tanaka et al found that risks were increased nearly 6-fold in workers bending/twisting the hand or wrist ‗many times per hour'.…”

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Occupation and its Association with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - A Review

Jagga¹,

Lehri²,

Verma³

2011

Journal of Exercise Science and Physiotherapy

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“…Karpal tünel sendromu, kadınlarda erkeklere göre daha sık görülmektedir (15,16). Kadın/erkek oranı 1,8/1 ile 10/1 arasında değişkenlik gösterdiği çalışmalar bildirilmiştir (1,17).…”

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“…Karpal tünel sendromlu hastaların çoğunda bilateral tutulum ile dominant elde daha sık olduğu bildirilmiştir (1,15,18). Bizim çalışmamızda da literatür ile uyumlu olarak hastaların 844 (%57,1)'ü bilateral; 416 (%28,2)'sı sağ, 216 (%14,7)'sı sol taraflı olmak üzere 632 (%42,9)'sinde unilateral KTS bulundu.…”

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Demographic and electrophysiological characteristics of patients with prediagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome admitted to electromyography laboratory

Eren¹,

Büyükgöl²,

İlik³

et al. 2017

Eur J Ther

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ÖZAmaç: Karpal tünel sendromu (KTS) üst ekstremitenin en sık görülen tuzak nöropatisidir. Yaş, cinsiyet, obezite, mesleki faktörler önemli risk faktörleridir. Tanıda elektrofizyolojik çalışmalar önemlidir. Bu ça-lışmada, elektrofizyoloji laboratuarımıza KTS ön tanısı ile başvuran hastaların demografik özelliklerini ve klinik ön tanı ile elektromyografi (ENMG) tanısının uygunluğu değerlendirmeyi amaçladık.Yöntemler: Çalışma, elektrofizyoloji laboratuarına haziran 2014-temmuz 2015 tarihleri arasında KTS ön tanısı ile yönlendirilen 2913 hastanın geriye dönük olarak taranması ile yapıldı. Sonuç: Karpal tünel sendromunun kadınlarda daha fazla görüldüğü-nü, yaş ve ellerin aşırı kullanımın olduğu meslek gruplarının KTS gelişimi için önemli risk faktörleri olduğu desteklemektedir. Hastaların %49,3'ünde normal elektrofizyolojik bulguların saptanması gereksiz ENMG istemlerinin yapıldığını düşündürmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Karpal tünel sendromu, demografik özellikler, etyoloji, ön tanı ABSTRACTObjective: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper limbs. Age, sex, obesity, and occupational factors are important risk factors. Electrophysiological studies are important for diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics of patients with a prediagnosis of CTS admitted to our electrophysiology laboratory and investigate the correlation between the clinical prediagnosis and electromyography diagnosis. Methods:The study comprised 2913 patients with a prediagnosis of CTS admitted to our electrophysiology laboratory between June 2014 and July 2015.Results: In this study, 2913 patients (2286 women and 627 men) were evaluated. In total, 1476 patients (50.7%) were detected to have CTS. Of which, 1190 (80.6%) were female and 286 (19.4%) were male; 357 (24.2%) patients were aged <40 years and 1119 (75.8%) were aged >40 years. Furthermore, 461 patients (32%) were farmers who engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. Conclusion:CTS is more common in women; age and professional groups with overuse of hands are important risk factors for the development of CTS. Detection of normal electrophysiological findings in 49.3% of patients suggests that unnecessary ENMG requests are made.

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Risk Factors for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Occupation and its Association with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - A Review

Demographic and electrophysiological characteristics of patients with prediagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome admitted to electromyography laboratory

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