Interventions for the primary prevention of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome
β Scribed by Andrew E. Lincoln; Jon S. Vernick; Susanne Ogaitis; Gordon S. Smith; Clifford S. Mitchell; Jacqueline Agnew
- Book ID
- 117570328
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0749-3797
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a clinical entity characterized by pain, paresthesias, and numbness in the distribution of the median nerve with weakness and atrophy of the thenar muscles in advanced cases. It is universally accepted that CTS is the clinical concomitant of compression of the median
## Abstract ## Background This study examined whether a state surveillance system for workβrelated carpal tunnel syndrome (WRβCTS) based on workers' compensation claims (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks, SENSOR) and the Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses