Cervicobrachial disorders in certain occupations, with special reference to compression in the thoracic outlet.
One hundred ninety-one workers in three different occupations were examined regarding presence of symptoms from the cervicobrachial region. Eighteen percent of the workers (27% of the female and 11% of the male workers) had symptoms of compression in the thoracic outlet. However, only 2% of all workers had pronounced symptoms of compression in the thoracic outlet. In addition, 27% of the workers (33% of the female and 23% of the male workers) had symptoms of other cervicobrachial disorders. Thus, 45% of the workers had symptoms from the cervicobrachial region. The workers with symptoms of compression in the thoracic outlet were significantly younger than the workers with other symptoms of cervicobrachial disorders, p less than 0.01. No significant correlation was noted between vascular compression and symptoms of compression in the thoracic outlet.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001132:Arm; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009790:Occupations; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D012782:Shoulder; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*