Abstract | BACKGROUND: It is well-known that work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders, particularly tendinitis and nerve entrapment, remain a difficult and costly problem in industrialized countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate tendinitis and entrapment neuropathy of the upper limb of Turkish coal miners. METHODS: Eighty coal miners and 43 age-matched clerical workers were included in the study. The evaluation procedures included collection of personal and clinical data, physical examination and bilateral electrodiagnostic testing. Subjects were examined to diagnose tendinitis and nerve entrapment of the upper limb. Bilateral median and ulnar nerves conduction tests were performed on all subjects. Data were collected between August 2011 and December 2011. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Senay Özdolap, Ufuk Emre, Ayşe Karamercan, Selda Sarikaya, Fürüzan Köktürk |
Journal | American journal of industrial medicine
(Am J Ind Med)
Vol. 56
Issue 5
Pg. 569-75
(May 2013)
ISSN: 1097-0274 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23359408
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Topics |
- Action Potentials
- Adult
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(epidemiology)
- Coal Mining
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- De Quervain Disease
(epidemiology)
- Electrodiagnosis
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Muscle, Skeletal
(physiopathology)
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
(epidemiology, physiopathology)
- Occupational Diseases
(epidemiology, physiopathology)
- Prevalence
- Tendinopathy
(epidemiology, physiopathology)
- Tennis Elbow
(epidemiology)
- Turkey
(epidemiology)
- Ulnar Neuropathies
(epidemiology)
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