Association between work-related biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews and a meta-analysis of current research

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Authors

Agnessa Kozak · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Grita Schedlbauer · National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

Tanja Wirth · National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

U. S. von Euler

Claudia Westermann · Universität Hamburg

Albert Nienhaus · National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

Abstract

Occupational biomechanical factors play a substantial role in the causation of CTS. Data from current primary studies on dose-response suggest that the risk of CTS increases with the ACGIH TLV levels.

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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 231-231

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0685-0

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Association between work-related biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews and a meta-analysis of current research

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