Epidemiological surveillance of lumbar disc surgery in the general population: a pilot study in a French region.
Joint Bone Spine
; 78(3): 298-302, 2011 May.
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| ID: mdl-20880734
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Disc-related sciatica (DRS) is a significant and costly health problem in the working population. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of a surveillance system for DRS using hospital databases for lumbar disc surgery (LDS).METHODS:
A total of 272 inpatients (119 men and 153 women) living in a French region and discharged in 2002-2003 from a spine center of a large University Hospital following LDS were compared with demographic and socioeconomic data on the population of the same region. Medical and occupational histories were gathered using a mailed questionnaire. The age-adjusted relative risks and population attributable fraction of risk (PAF) were calculated in relation to occupations and industries.RESULTS:
Information on employment was available for the 75 women and 71 men. The risk of LDS varied according to occupations and industries. PAFs ranged between 30% (12-48) for male blue collar workers and 22% (4-40) for female lower white collar workers. PAFs ranged between 7 and 17% in the economic sectors at high risk.CONCLUSION:
The surveillance of LDS can identify occupations and industries at risk.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Sciatalgie
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Surveillance de la population
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Lombalgie
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Discectomie
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Disque intervertébral
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Déplacement de disque intervertébral
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Europa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Joint Bone Spine
Sujet du journal:
REUMATOLOGIA
Année:
2011
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
France