Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Ski Manufacturing Workers

Scott Barnhart；Paul A Demers；Mary Miller；WT Longstreth；Linda Rosenstock

neuropathy ； occupation

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

17卷1期（1991 / 01 / 01）

46 - 52

英文

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common disorder marked by pain and dysesthesias of the upper extremities . As a test of the hypothesis that carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with occupational risk factors, job s at a ski assembly plant were classified as repetitive and nonrepetitive. The prevalence of carp al tunnel syndrome among 106 employees with repetitive job s was compared with that among 67 employees with nonrepetitive jobs. The data collection included a questionnaire, a physical examination, and the measurement of distal sensory latencies of the median and ulnar nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome was present in either or both hand s in 15.4 % of those workers with repetitive jobs, but only in 3.1 % of those workers with nonrepetitive jobs (crude prevalence ratio 4.92, 95 % confidence interval 1.17-20.7). The conclusion was drawn that carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with jobs requiring frequent and sustained hand work.