Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hand-Arm Vibration: A Swedish National Registry Case–Control Study

To investigate the increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in men and women with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure. DESIGN: Case–control study of CTS where 4396 cases was obtained from National Outpatient Register between 2005 through 2016. Cases were matched to controls and exposure was est...

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Autores principales: Vihlborg, Per, Pettersson, Hans, Makdoumi, Karim, Wikström, Sverre, Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss, Selander, Jenny, Graff, Pål
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8887848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002451
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Sumario:To investigate the increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in men and women with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure. DESIGN: Case–control study of CTS where 4396 cases was obtained from National Outpatient Register between 2005 through 2016. Cases were matched to controls and exposure was estimated using a job exposure matrix. RESULTS: Exposure to HAV increased the risk of CTS with an OR of 1.61 (95% CI 1.46–1.77). The risk was highest in men <30 years of age and among women <30 years no increased risk was observed. The risk increased with a mean year exposure above 2.5 m/s(2) to OR 1.84 (95% CI 1.38–2.46). CONCLUSIONS: HAV exposure increase the risk of CTS in both genders, with highest risk increase in younger men. This emphasize identification of HAV exposure in patients with CTS.

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