Open AccessAssociations of work activities requiring pinch or hand grip or exposure to hand-arm vibration with finger and wrist osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Paula Edeusa Cristina Hammer,
Rahman Shiri,
Ann Isabel Kryger,
Lilli Kirkeskov,
Jens Peter Bonde
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3409
Subject(s) - wrist , physical medicine and rehabilitation , osteoarthritis , medicine , pinch , physical therapy , grip strength , surgery , engineering , pathology , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine
We systematically reviewed the epidemiologic evidence linking finger and wrist osteoarthritis (OA) with work activities requiring pinch or hand grip or exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV).