Work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-82

  Soto Quijano, David A ^a,c   Rivera Tavarez, Carlos E ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Campbell Clin of Orthoped Surgery   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicipital tendonitis; DeQuervain tenosynovitis; Lateral elbow epicondylitis; Medial elbow epicondylitis; Occupational injuries; Rotator cuff tendonitis; Trigger finger; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARM MUSCLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPICONDYLITIS; EXERCISE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IONTOPHORESIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOINT STABILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPLINT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645464298     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i1.40     Document Type: Review

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