A review of occupational knee disorders

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-501

  Reid, Christopher R ^a   Bush, Pamela McCauley ^a   Cummings, Nancy H ^b   McMullin, Dianne L ^c   Durrani, Samiullah K ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Ergonomics Applications   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee bursitis; Knee meniscal lesion; Knee osteoarthritis; Lower extremity; Occupational knee disorder; Work related musculoskeletal Disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951723392     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9242-8     Document Type: Review

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