[Baastrup's disease of the lumbar segment of the spine among drivers of heavy motor vehicles].
The strain of the lower part of spine in professional work is a complex social problem. The problem is particularly enhanced in highly industrialized countries. Many strain pains are related to the Baastrup disease. Analysed is the prevalence rate of this disease in a group of heavy automotive vehicles drivers, which constituted 13% of the test population. The obtained results were compared with a control group of automotive mechanical engineers and subsequently verified statistically, which indicated a higher prevalence rate of the Baastrup disease in professional drivers. Most frequently the test material revealed lesions of the spine L3-L4 and L4-L5 segments. It was decided advisable to undertake extensive preventive measures related to the strain of the lower part of spine in the working population.
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Oddziału Rehabilitacji Państwowego Szpitala Klinicznego AM w Bydgoszczy.
D001334:Automobile Driving; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011187:Posture; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology*; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects
Choroba Baastrupa odcinka ledzwiowego kregcsłupa u kierowców ciezkich pojazdów samochodowych.