This clinical review will describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management of the following work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) of the distal upper extremity: deQuervain's disease, extensor and ยฏexor forearm tendinitis/tendinosis, lateral and medial epicondylitis, cubital
The relationship of unions to prevalence and claim filing for work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders
โ Scribed by Tim Morse; Laura Punnett; Nicholas Warren; Charles Dillon; Andrew Warren
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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