Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies | Zendy

Ann Marie Dale | Zendy; Carisa HarrisAdamson | Zendy; David Rempel | Zendy; Fred Gerr | Zendy; Kurt T. Hegmann | Zendy; Barbara Silverstein | Zendy; Susan Burt | Zendy; Arun Garg | Zendy; Jay Kapellusch | Zendy; Linda Merlino | Zendy; Matthew S. Thiese | Zendy; Ellen A. Eisen | Zendy; Bradley Evanoff | Zendy

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Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies

Author(s) -

Ann Marie Dale,

Carisa HarrisAdamson,

David Rempel,

Fred Gerr,

Kurt T. Hegmann,

Barbara Silverstein,

Susan Burt,

Arun Garg,

Jay Kapellusch,

Linda Merlino,

Matthew S. Thiese,

Ellen A. Eisen,

Bradley Evanoff

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

scandinavian journal of work environment and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621

H-Index - 103

eISSN - 1795-990X

pISSN - 0355-3140

DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3351

Subject(s) - carpal tunnel syndrome , medicine , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , wrist , etiology , physical therapy , demography , surgery , physics , sociology , optics

Most studies of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) incidence and prevalence among workers have been limited by small sample sizes or restricted to a small subset of jobs. We established a common CTS case definition and then pooled CTS prevalence and incidence data across six prospective studies of musculoskeletal outcomes to measure CTS frequency and allow better studies of etiology.

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