Carpal tunnel syndrome not always work related.
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.
Kasdan
M L
ML
University of Louisville, KY.
Wolens
D
D
Leis
V M
VM
Kasdan
A S
AS
Stallings
S P
SP
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