BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially and economically relevant disease caused by compression or entrapment of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. This population-based case-control study aims to investigate occupational/non-occupational risk factors for surgically treated CTS. METHODS: Cases (n = 220) aged 18-65 years were randomly drawn from 13 administrative databases of citizens who were surgically treated with carpal tunnel release during 2001. Controls (n = 356) were randomly sampled from National Health Service registry records and were frequency matched by age-gender-specific CTS hospitalization rates. RESULTS: At multivariate analysis, risk factors were blue-collar/housewife status, BMI > or = 30 kg/m2, sibling history of CTS and coexistence of trigger finger. Being relatively tall (cut-offs based on tertiles: women > or =165 cm; men > or =175 cm) was associated with lower risk. Blue-collar work was a moderate/strong risk factor in both sexes. Raised risks were apparent for combinations of biomechanical risk factors that included frequent repetitivity and sustained force. CONCLUSION: This study strongly underlines the relevance of biomechanical exposures in both non-industrial and industrial work as risk factors for surgically treated CTS.

Risk factors for operated carpal tunnel syndrome: a multicenter population-based case-control study / Mattioli, S; Baldasseroni, A; Bovenzi, M; Curti, S; Cooke, Rm; Campo, G; Barbieri, Pg; Ghersi, R; Broccoli, M; Cancellieri, Mp; Colao, Annamaria; Dell'Omo, M; Fateh Moghadam, P; Franceschini, F; Fucksia, S; Galli, P; Gobba, F; Lucchini, R; Mandes, A; Marras, T; Sgarrella, C; Borghesi, S; Fierro, M; Zanardi, F; Mancini, G; Violante, F. S.. - In: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1471-2458. - STAMPA. - 16:9(2009), pp. 1-15.

Risk factors for operated carpal tunnel syndrome: a multicenter population-based case-control study.

COLAO, ANNAMARIA;
2009

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially and economically relevant disease caused by compression or entrapment of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. This population-based case-control study aims to investigate occupational/non-occupational risk factors for surgically treated CTS. METHODS: Cases (n = 220) aged 18-65 years were randomly drawn from 13 administrative databases of citizens who were surgically treated with carpal tunnel release during 2001. Controls (n = 356) were randomly sampled from National Health Service registry records and were frequency matched by age-gender-specific CTS hospitalization rates. RESULTS: At multivariate analysis, risk factors were blue-collar/housewife status, BMI > or = 30 kg/m2, sibling history of CTS and coexistence of trigger finger. Being relatively tall (cut-offs based on tertiles: women > or =165 cm; men > or =175 cm) was associated with lower risk. Blue-collar work was a moderate/strong risk factor in both sexes. Raised risks were apparent for combinations of biomechanical risk factors that included frequent repetitivity and sustained force. CONCLUSION: This study strongly underlines the relevance of biomechanical exposures in both non-industrial and industrial work as risk factors for surgically treated CTS.
2009
Risk factors for operated carpal tunnel syndrome: a multicenter population-based case-control study / Mattioli, S; Baldasseroni, A; Bovenzi, M; Curti, S; Cooke, Rm; Campo, G; Barbieri, Pg; Ghersi, R; Broccoli, M; Cancellieri, Mp; Colao, Annamaria; Dell'Omo, M; Fateh Moghadam, P; Franceschini, F; Fucksia, S; Galli, P; Gobba, F; Lucchini, R; Mandes, A; Marras, T; Sgarrella, C; Borghesi, S; Fierro, M; Zanardi, F; Mancini, G; Violante, F. S.. - In: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1471-2458. - STAMPA. - 16:9(2009), pp. 1-15.
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