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 ≥ 30 kg/m2, sibling history of CTS and coexistence of trigger finger. Being relatively tall (cut-offs based on tertiles: women ≥165 cm; men ≥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, Stefano; Bovenzi, Massimo; Curti, Stefania; Barbieri, Pietro G.; Ghersi, Rinaldo; Cancellieri, Maria Pia; Colao, Anna Maria; Fateh-Moghadam, Pirous; Fucksia, Serenella; Galli, Paolo; Gobba, Fabriziomaria; Mandes, Anna; Marras, Teresa; Borghesi, Stefano; Fierro, Mauro; Zanardi, Francesca; Violante, Francesco S.; Baldasseroni, Alberto; Campo, Giuseppe; Broccoli, Marco; Dell'Omo, Marco; Franceschini, Flavia; Lucchini, Roberto; Sgarrella, Carla; Mancini, Gianpiero; Cooke, Robin M. T.. - In: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1471-2458. - 9:343(2009), pp. 1-15. [10.1186/1471-2458-9-343]

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

2009-01-01

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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 ≥ 30 kg/m2, sibling history of CTS and coexistence of trigger finger. Being relatively tall (cut-offs based on tertiles: women ≥165 cm; men ≥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, Stefano; Bovenzi, Massimo; Curti, Stefania; Barbieri, Pietro G.; Ghersi, Rinaldo; Cancellieri, Maria Pia; Colao, Anna Maria; Fateh-Moghadam, Pirous; Fucksia, Serenella; Galli, Paolo; Gobba, Fabriziomaria; Mandes, Anna; Marras, Teresa; Borghesi, Stefano; Fierro, Mauro; Zanardi, Francesca; Violante, Francesco S.; Baldasseroni, Alberto; Campo, Giuseppe; Broccoli, Marco; Dell'Omo, Marco; Franceschini, Flavia; Lucchini, Roberto; Sgarrella, Carla; Mancini, Gianpiero; Cooke, Robin M. T.. - In: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1471-2458. - 9:343(2009), pp. 1-15. [10.1186/1471-2458-9-343]
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