title: PROFILE OF PATIENTS ON SICK LEAVE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report clinical and epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) on sick leave admitted in a University Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a transversal study conducted with patients admitted sequentially over 18 years of age, without distinction of gender and race in the period between September and November 2014. Patients answered a questionnaire and underwent physical examination carried out by the authors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five patients were admitted within three months, all females, the mean age was 50.24 years old (standard deviation 10,39) . Among the professions they performed, general and cleaning services were the most prevalent. Most patients featured obesity, followed by depression and systemic arterial hypertension. Approximately half of them were on sick leave. Sleep disorders were also a frequent complaint.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CTS is a frequent cause of sick leave and it is related to obesity, dyslipidemia and depression. Level of Evidence IV, Series of Cases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Orthopedics and Traumatology Discipline, Hand Surgery Group, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Judson Welber Veríssimo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: de Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Orthopedics and Traumatology Discipline, Hand Surgery Group, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Barbosa
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Orthopedics and Traumatology Discipline, Hand Surgery Group, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Valdênia das Graças
authors.initials: Vd
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Henver Ribeiro
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: de Paiva
authors.affiliation: Fundação Centro de Estudos da Santa Casa de Campo Grande, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viecili
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Orthopedics and Traumatology Discipline, Hand Surgery Group, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Murilo Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rocha
keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve.; Workers