Course of symptoms and median nerve conduction values in workers performing repetitive jobs at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Bonfiglioli, Roberta ^a   Mattioli, Stefano ^a   Spagnolo, Maria Rosa ^b   Violante, Francesco Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Work Environment Safety and Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanical risk factors; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nerve conduction abnormalities; Reversibility of symptoms; Work related nerve disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPLINTING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644981074     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqj007     Document Type: Article

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