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One-year incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in Latino poultry processing workers and other Latino manual workers.
Cartwright, Michael S; Walker, Francis O; Newman, Jill C; Schulz, Mark R; Arcury, Thomas A; Grzywacz, Joseph G; Mora, Dana C; Chen, Haiying; Eaton, Bethany; Quandt, Sara A.
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  • Cartwright MS; Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Am J Ind Med ; 57(3): 362-9, 2014 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23996875
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) over 1 year in Latino poultry processing workers. METHODS: Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to identify Latino poultry processing workers (106 wrists) and Latinos in other manual labor occupations (257 wrists) that did not have CTS at baseline, and these individuals were then evaluated in the same manner 1 year later. RESULTS: Based on wrists, the 1-year incidence of CTS was higher in poultry processing workers than non-poultry manual workers (19.8% vs. 11.7%, P = 0.022). Poultry workers had a higher odds (1.89; P = 0.089) of developing CTS over 1 year compared to non-poultry manual workers. DISCUSSION: Latino poultry processing workers have an incidence of CTS that is possibly higher than Latinos in other manual labor positions. Latino poultry workers' high absolute and relative risk of CTS likely results from the repetitive and strenuous nature of poultry processing work.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hispânico ou Latino / Síndrome do Túnel Carpal / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Ind Med Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hispânico ou Latino / Síndrome do Túnel Carpal / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Ind Med Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article