Work increases the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population

Roquelaure, Yves; Ha, Catherine; Pélier-Cady, Marie-Christine; Nicolas, Guillaume; Descatha, Alexis; Leclerc, Annette; Raimbeau, G.; Goldberg, Marcel; Imbernon, Ellen

doi:10.1002/mus.20952

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“…Nevertheless, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes among CTS cases did not differ drastically between industries and occupations (7). The data available for the general population of this area did not allow for a more precise analysis of the relative roles of obesity and occupation in the risk of CTS.…”

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Attributable risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population: implications for intervention programs in the workplace

Ha¹,

Fouquet²,

Descatha³

et al. 2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The organization, efficacy, and representativeness of the CTS surveillance network have been discussed elsewhere (7). Schematically, the extent of the network was not completely exhaustive due to several factors.…”

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Attributable risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population: implications for intervention programs in the workplace

Ha¹,

Fouquet²,

Descatha³

et al. 2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common neuropathy of the upper extremity, accounting for more than 90% of all nerve entrapment syndromes [1][2][3][4][5]. The carpal tunnel is a fibro-osseous structure made up of carpal bones bridged over by the transverse carpal ligament.…”

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Experiences with preventing carpal tunnel syndrome in an automotive plant

Žídková¹,

Nakládalová²,

Zapletalová³

et al. 2017

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common occupational disease. The aim was to assess the effect of preventive measures in automotive assembly workers. Material and Methods: The analysis summarizes data from annual crosssectional studies. The 7-year analysis of data was based on medical records obtained from an occupational physician and inspections carried out at the workplace where targeted preventive measures were introduced, including better ergonomic arrangement of the workplace, technical adjustments facilitating the work, preventive nerve conduction studies (NCS) testing of the median nerve once a year, switching of workers and their targeted rotation within the workplace. The NCS testing of median nerve conduction at the wrist was the basic objective method for assessment of the prevalence and severity of CTS. Over the study period, the sample comprised 1804 workers at risk for repetitive overuse of the upper extremities, of whom 281 were females with a mean age of 38.5 years and 1523 were males with a mean age of 31.4 years. Results: Over the study period, a total of 13 cases of CTS were recognized as an occupational disease in the plant, 8 of which occurred within the first 2 years from the initiation of production. Introduction of preventive measures decreased the prevalence of median neuropathy from 18.3% of examined extremities in 2011 to 10.5% in 2013 (p = 0.003). In early 2014, the production pace increased and this was accompanied by a rise in abnormal NCS findings to 16.9%. Over the study period, the rate of sensorimotor neuropathy decreased in favor of merely sensory neuropathies, which have been most frequent since 2013. The percentage of employees whose contracts were terminated due to median neuropathy decreased steadily from 5.5% to 0.4%. Conclusions: Targeted prevention of work-related CTS is effective as evidenced by the decrease in the prevalence of median neuropathy detected by NCS. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(1):45-54

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“…Its prevalence ranges from 1-5% in the general population [2]. CTS is diagnosed on the basis of clinical signs and symptoms and confirmed by an electro diagnostic (EDX) tests.…”

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Evaluation Of The Compound Muscle Action Potential In Diagnosis Of The Mild Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Alcan

Zinnuroğlu

Karataş

et al. 2016

International Journal of Applied Mathematics, Electronics and Computers

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. In most patients, the diagnosis can be proposed based on patient history and clinical symptoms, with electrophysical findings. The mild CTS may not produce any nerve conduction abnormalities and this can make standard conventional tests not enough in diagnosis the mild CTS. The aim of this study was to evaluate Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) morphology as more sensitive and specific parameters without any additional testing for diagnosis the mild CTS. A total of seventy seven clinically diagnosed patients with CTS were prospectively enrolled. Data was evaluated from seventy normal hands and forty six hands with the diagnosis of the mild CTS with standard electrodiagnostic (EDX) tests and clinical findings. The specificity and sensitivity rate were calculated to evaluate the utility of CMAP negative peak (NP) morphology parameters evaluated duration (CMAP NP Half-Duration and CMAP NP Full-Duration ) and area (CMAP NP Half-Area and CMAP NP Full-Area ) by comparing the standard EDX test (Median Distal Motor Latency (DML) and peak to peak amplitude of CMAP (CMAP NP Amplitude ) recorded from the abductor policies brevis (APB) muscle. Although CMAP NP Half-Duration and CMAP NP Full-Duration had no statistically significantly difference between the mild CTS and normal group (p>0.05), DML, CMAP NP Amplitude , CMAP NP Half-Area and CMAP NP Full-Area in the mild CTS group were statistically significantly different (p<0.05). The present study shown CMAP NP Full-Area had the highest sensitivity and moderate specificity rate (90.0% and 42.2%, respectively). Furthermore, it was confirmed again that DML was a valuable motor nerve conduction technique for the diagnosis of the mild CTS with high sensitivity and moderate specificity (84.8% and 47.6%, respectively), and it had more sensitive than CMAP NP Half-Area high sensitivity and moderate specificity (80.0% and 38.7%, respectively).This study provided the evidence of CMAP NP Full-Area and CMAP NP Half-Area that could be predictors of the mild CTS

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Work increases the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population

Cited by 75 publications

References 13 publications

Attributable risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population: implications for intervention programs in the workplace

Attributable risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population: implications for intervention programs in the workplace

Experiences with preventing carpal tunnel syndrome in an automotive plant

Evaluation Of The Compound Muscle Action Potential In Diagnosis Of The Mild Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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