Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies.

Marie Dale, Ann; Harris-Adamson, Carisa; Rempel, David; Gerr, Fred; Hegmann, Kurt; Silverstein, Barbara; Burt, Susan; Garg, Arun; Kapellusch, Jay; Merlino, Linda; S Thiese, Matthew; A Eisen, Ellen; Evanoff, Bradley

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3351

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Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies.

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Authors:

Ann Marie Dale

Carisa Harris-Adamson

David Rempel

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Most studies of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) incidence and prevalence among workers have been limited by small sample sizes or restricted to a small subset of jobs. We established a common CTS case definition and then pooled CTS prevalence and incidence data across six prospective studie...

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