Upper-limb disorders in repetitive work

Reliability of Hand Diagrams for the Epidemiologic Case Definition of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

“…Our study explored potential systematic misclassification of hand diagram ratings based on personal factors. Many studies have shown associations between carpal tunnel syndrome and personal factors including age, body mass index, gender and medical history of diabetes [39,40]. Our results found no associations between disagreement in hand diagram ratings and all examined personal risk factors for CTS including age, sex, race, diabetes, arthritis, job category, and the presence of symptoms in the neck/shoulder and elbow/forearm.…”

Humeral Lateral Epicondylitis Complicated by Hydroxyapatite Dihydrite Deposition Disease: A Case Report

“…1,3,4 The peak prevalence has been estimated to 1.3% in subjects aged between 45 and 54 years. 1 There is no clear association between sex and epicondylitis 3,5,6 ; however, a few studies report a higher risk in women. 7,8 Despite the fact that it is often referred to as tennis elbow, this condition occurs more commonly in nonathletes.…”

Work-related risk factors for incidence of lateral epicondylitis in a large working population

“…The incidence of lateral epicondylitis has been estimated in general practice (3,4), on the basis of compensation claims (5), hospitals (6), and certain specific activity sectors (7)(8)(9). The estimated incidence of lateral epicondylitis ranges from 0.3-1.1 per 100 patient-years in general practice to 2.0-11.3 per 100 worker-years in specific activity sectors.…”