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Med. Pr. 2003;54(1):17-21

DEVELOPMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AFTER BEING CERTIFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

ROZWÓJ ZESPOŁU CIEśNI NADGARSTKA (ZCN)PO STWIERDZENIU CHOROBY ZAWODOWEJ

Petr Brhel, Jaroslav Dufek, Alena Ríhová, Marie Bartnická

Abstract

The authors present the results of the study carried out in South Moravia, Czech Republic, in a group of 140 patients (76 women and 64 men) with occupational carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The time-lag between the occupational disease certification and the investigation ranged from 2 to 14 years. The mean age of persons at the diagnosis was 44.5 ą 7.4.years, and the duration of hazardous occupational exposure was 19.8

Key words

occupational diseases, occupational neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome