Open AccessLong-term effects of biomechanical exposure on severe knee pain in the Gazel cohort
Author(s) -
Alexis Descatha,
Diane Cyr,
Ellen Imber,
Jean-François Chastang,
Aurélia Plenet,
Sébastien Bonenfant,
Marie Zins,
Marcel Goldberg,
Yves Roquelaure,
Annette Leclerc
Publication year - 2010
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.3123
Subject(s) - squatting position , medicine , knee pain , physical therapy , kneeling , confidence interval , cohort , body mass index , cohort study , odds ratio , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology
Little is known about the long-term effect of occupational determinants on knee pain. We aimed to assess whether the risk factors for severe knee pain, observed with a cross-sectional approach, were still relevant after retirement, 12 years later.