title: Carpal tunnel syndrome not always work related.
abstract: Carpal tunnel syndrome is all too frequently believed to be strictly a work related disease. A retrospective analysis of 1,884 carpal tunnel patients examined by one hand surgeon between 1977 and 1992 were evaluated for their rate of employment. Twenty-five percent of these CTS patients were not employed at the time their symptoms developed. We conclude that a significant rate of CTS illness exists in the nonemployed population.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kasdan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolens
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Leis
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kasdan
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Stallings
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014478:Unemployment