Systematic review and meta-analysis on the work-related cause of de quervain tenosynovitis: A critical appraisal of its recognition as an occupational disease

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1479-1491

  Stahl, Stéphane ^a   Vida, Daniel ^a   Meisner, Christoph ^a   Lotter, Oliver ^a   Rothenberger, Jens ^a   Schaller, Hans Eberhard ^a   Stahl, Adelana Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DE QUERVAIN TENOSYNOVITIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TENOSYNOVITIS; COMPLICATION; DE QUERVAIN DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

DE QUERVAIN DISEASE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 84889084939     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000434409.32594.1b     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Walker-Bone K, Palmer KT, Reading I, Coggon D, Cooper C. Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb in the general population. Arthritis Rheum. 2004;51:642-651.
2. Liebers F, Caffer G. Job Specifc Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders in Germany (in German). Reseach project F 1996. Dortmund: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin; 2009.
3. International Labour Offce. List of Occupational Diseases (Revised 2010). Identifcation and Recognition of Occupational Diseases: Criteria for Incorporating Diseases in the ILO List of Occupational Diseases (OSH 74). Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Offce; 2010.
4. de Quervain F. On the nature and treatment of stenosing ten-dovaginitis on the styloid process of the radius. (Translated article: Muenchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 1912, 59, 5-6). J Hand Surg Br. 2005;30:392-394.
5. Hammer A. Tenosynovitis. Med Rec. 1934;140:353-355.
6. Leslie BM, Ericson WB Jr, Morehead JR. Incidence of a septum within the frst dorsal compartment of the wrist. J Hand Surg Am. 1990;15:88-91.
7. Anderson SE, Steinbach LS, De Monaco D, Bonel HM, Hurtienne Y, Voegelin E. "Baby wrist": MRI of an overuse syndrome in mothers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004;182:719-724.
8. European Commission. Information Notices on Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Diagnosis. Luxembourg: Offce for Offcial Publications of the European Communities; 2009: 252. Annex I 505.201 505.202.
9. Karjalainen A. World Health Organization: International Statistical Classifcation of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) in Occupational Health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1999:29.
10. International Labour Offce. ILO List of Occupational Diseases (revised 2010). Part I: List of Occupational Diseases. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Offce; 2010:1-5.
11. Ward AC. The role of causal criteria in causal inferences: Bradford Hill's "aspects of association". Epidemiol Perspect Innov. 2009;6:2.
12. Liberati A, Altman DG, Tetzlaff J, et al. The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: Explanation and elaboration. BMJ 2009;339:b2700.
13. Howick J, Chalmers I, Glasziou P, et al. The 2011 Oxford CEBM Levels of Evidence (Introductory Document). Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Available at: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=5653. Accessed May 1, 2013.
14. Atieh MA, Alsabeeha NH, Faggion CM Jr, Duncan WJ. The frequency of peri-implant diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Periodontol. E-published ahead of print December 12, 2013.
15. Treanor C, Donnelly M. An international review of the patterns and determinants of health service utilisation by adult cancer survivors. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:316.
16. Aimone AM, Perumal N, Cole DC. A systematic review of the application and utility of geographical information systems for exploring disease-disease relationships in paediatric global health research: The case of anaemia and malaria. Int J Health Geogr. 2013;12:1.
17. Cheraghi Z, Poorolajal J, Hashem T, Esmailnasab N, Doosti Irani A. Effect of body mass index on breast cancer during premenopausal and postmenopausal periods: A meta-analy-sis. PLoS One 2012;7:e51446.
18. da Costa BR, Cevallos M, Altman DG, Rutjes AW, Egger M. Uses and misuses of the STROBE statement: Bibliographic study. BMJ Open 2011;1:e000048.
19. Poorolajal J, Cheraghi Z, Irani AD, et al. Quality of cohort studies reporting post the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement. Epidemiol Health 2011;33:e2011005.
20. von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gøtzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP; STROBE Initiative. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies. BMJ 2007;335:806-808.
21. Lozano-Calderón S, Anthony S, Ring D. The quality and strength of evidence for etiology: Example of carpal tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 2008;33:525-538.
22. Harrington JM, Carter JT, Birrell L, Gompertz D. Surveillance case defnitions for work related upper limb pain syndromes. Occup Environ Med. 1998;55:264-271.
23. Harrington JM, Newman Taylor AJ, Coggan D. Industrial injuries compensation. Br J Ind Med. 1991;48:577-578.
24. Kurppa K, Viikari-Juntura E, Kuosma E, Huuskonen M, Kivi P. Incidence of tenosynovitis or peritendinitis and epicondy-litis in a meat-processing factory. Scand J Work Environ Health 1991;17:32-37.
25. Punnett L, Robins JM, Wegman DH, Keyserling WM. Soft tissue disorders in the upper limbs of female garment workers. Scand J Work Environ Health 1985;11:417-425.
26. Luopajärvi T, Kuorinka I, Virolainen M, Holmberg M. Prevalence of tenosynovitis and other injuries of the upper extremities in repetitive work. Scand J Work Environ Health 1979;5(Suppl 3):48-55.
27. Amano M, Umeda G, Nakajima H, Yatsuki K. Characteristics of work actions of shoe manufacturing assembly line workers and a cross-sectional factor-control study on occupational cervicobrachial disorders. Sangyo Igaku 1988;30:3-12.
28. Andersen JH, Gaardboe O. Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb among sewing machine operators: A clinical investigation. Am J Ind Med. 1993;24:689-700.
29. Healy KA, Pak RW, Cleary RC, Colon-Herdman A, Bagley DH. Hand problems among endourologists. J Endourol. 2011;25:1915-1920.
30. Moore JS, Garg A. Upper extremity disorders in a pork processing plant: Relationships between job risk factors and morbidity. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1994;55:703-715.
31. Waseem M, Nuhmani S, Ram CS, Sachin Y. Lateral epicon-dylitis: A review of the literature. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2012;25:131-142.
32. Schubert R. MRI of peroneal tendinopathies resulting from trauma or overuse. Br J Radiol. 2013;86:20110750.
33. Leclerc A, Landre MF, Chastang JF, Niedhammer I, Roquelaure Y; Study Group on Repetitive Work. Upper-limb disorders in repetitive work. Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27:268-278.
34. Palmer KT, Harris EC, Coggon D. Carpal tunnel syndrome and its relation to occupation: A systematic literature review. Occup Med (Lond.) 2007;57:57-66.
35. Waersted M, Hanvold TN, Veiersted KB. Computer work and musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper extremity: A systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010;11:79.
36. Evans RB, Burkhalter WE. A study of the dynamic anatomy of extensor tendons and implications for treatment. J Hand Surg Am. 1986;11:774-779.
37. Shah MA, Buford WL, Viegas SF. Effects of extensor pollicis longus transposition and extensor indicis proprius transfer to extensor pollicis longus on thumb mechanics. J Hand Surg Am. 2003;28:661-668.
38. Kelly E. An Analysis of Extensor Pollicis Brevis Tendon Excursion in Different Wrist Positions in Normal Healthy Subjects (master's thesis). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology; 2011.
39. Kutsumi K, Amadio PC, Zhao C, Zobitz ME, Tanaka T, An KN. Finkelstein's test: A biomechanical analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2005;30:130-135.
40. Lipscomb PR. Stenosing tenosynovitis at the radial styloid process (de Quervain's disease). Ann Surg. 1951;134:110-115.
41. Kay NR. De Quervain's disease: Changing pathology or changing perception? J Hand Surg Br. 2000;25:65-69.
42. Finkelstein H. Stenosing tenosynovitis at the radial styloid process. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1930;12:509-540.
43. Clarke MT, Lyall HA, Grant JW, Matthewson MH. The histopathology of de Quervain's disease. J Hand Surg Br. 1998;23:732-734.
44. Meachim G, Roberts C. The histopathology of stenosing tendovaginitis. J Pathol. 1969;98:187-192.
45. McCormack RR Jr, Inman RD, Wells A, Berntsen C, Imbus HR. Prevalence of tendinitis and related disorders of the upper extremity in a manufacturing workforce. J Rheumatol. 1990;17:958-964.
46. Hill AB. The environment and disease: Association or causation? Proc R Soc Med. 1965;58:295-300.
47. Patterson DC. De Quervain's disease, stenosing tendovaginitis at the radial styloid. N Engl J Med. 1936;214:101-102.
48. Byström S, Hall C, Welander T, Kilbom A. Clinical disorders and pressure-pain threshold of the forearm and hand among automobile assembly line workers. J Hand Surg Br. 1995;20:782-790.
49. Ranney D, Wells R, Moore A. Upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in highly repetitive industries: Precise anatomical physical fndings. Ergonomics 1995;38:1408-1423.
50. Sluiter JK, Rest KM, Frings-Dresen MH. Criteria document for evaluating the work-relatedness of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(Suppl 1):1-102.
51. Goubau JF, Goubau L, Van Tongel A, et al. The wrist hyper-fexion and abduction of the thumb (WHAT) test: A more specifc and sensitive test to diagnose de Quervain tenosynovitis than the Eichhoff's Test. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. E-published ahead of print January 22, 2013.
52. Cooney WP The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010.
53. Fleiss J, Levin B, Paik M. Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley; 2003.
54. Egger M, Altman DG, Vandenbroucke JP; of the STROBE group. Commentary: Strengthening the reporting of observational epidemiology the STROBE statement. Int J Epidemiol. 2007;36:948-950.
55. Blau JN. Half-life of truth in medicine. Lancet 1998;351:376.
56. Hall JC, Platell C. Half-life of truth in surgical literature. Lancet 1997;350:1752.
57. Chapman AL, Morgan LC, Gartlehner G. Semi-automating the manual literature search for systematic reviews increases effciency. Health Info Libr J. 2010;27:22-27.
58. Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung e.V. (DGUV). 2013 Berufskrankheiten Statistik. Available at: http://www.dguv. de/inhalt/zahlen/bk/ index.jsp. Accessed May 1, 2013.