Carpal tunnel syndrome severity and work: a case-control study
Blue-collar workers showed a higher risk of CTS than white-collar workers, adjusting for anthropometric and body measures as well. Preventive interventions should be addressed to decrease the biomechanical overload of the upper limbs and limit the overweight.
Authors
- Caterina Salce
- Federica Ginanneschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-7107)
- Stefano Mattioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9639-7430)
- Antonio Argentino
- Mauro Mondelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-3686)
- Stefania Curti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4343-8873)
Institutions
- University of Siena (IT)
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna (IT)
- Toscana Life Sciences (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae120
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40