The role of cumulative physical work load in lumbar spine disease: Risk factors for lumbar osteochondrosis and spondylosis associated with chronic complaints

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 735-746

  Seidler, A ^a   Elsner, G ^a   Bolm Audorff, U ^b   Heiskel, H ^a   Henkel, N ^a   Roth Kuver B ^a   Kaiser, U ^a   Bickeboller R ^a   Willingstorfer, W J ^a   Beck, W ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Sect Hd Violence Prev/Intervent   (Germany)

^c Orthopaedic Physician   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control study; Lumbar osteochondrosis; Lumbar spondylosis; Physical work load

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOSIS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERTION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034776865     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.11.735     Document Type: Article

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