Personal and occupational risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome in meat processing industry workers in Northern Italy

Personal and occupational risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome in meat processing industry workers in Northern Italy

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a musculoskeletal condition that often impairs the fitness to work. Our aim is to retrospectively evaluate the association between physical exposures in meat processing industry in Northern Italy and the CTS, taking into account non-occupational factors. M...

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Main Authors: Matteo Riccò, Carlo Signorelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2017-04-01
Series:Medycyna Pracy
Subjects:
cumulative trauma disorders
peripheral nervous system disease
electromyography
carpal tunnel syndrome
nerve compression syndromes
meat-packing industry
Online Access:http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Personal-and-occupational-risk-factors-for-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-in-meat-processing-industry-workers-in-Northern-Italy,69138,0,1.html

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