title: Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in a pizza chef.
abstract: A case of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in a 22-year-old pizza chef is described. An on-site analysis revealed that job tasks performed by the worker exposed him to a combination of biomechanical risk factors. Patient history and workplace observations suggest that occupational physical exposure may have caused the bilateral entrapment neuropathies. The present report underlines the advisability of a detailed occupational history in the case of entrapment neuropathies of the upper limbs commonly regarded as being related to biomechanical occupational exposure.
authors.affiliation: University of Bari, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vimercati
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: L'abbate
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Assennato