Occupational biomechanical risk factors for surgically treated ulnar nerve entrapment in a prospective study of male construction workers

Occupational biomechanical risk factors for surgically treated ulnar nerve entrapment in a prospective study of male construction workers

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the association between occupational biomechanical exposures and occurrence of surgically treated ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE). METHODS: A cohort of 229 689 male construction workers who participated in a national occupational health surveillance pr...

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Main Authors: Jennie A Jackson, David Olsson, Laura Punnett, Alex Burdorf, Bengt Järvholm, Jens Wahlström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2019-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
biomechanical risk factor
biomechanical
occupational biomechanical risk factor
male construction worker
upper-arm load
risk factor
static work
hand-arm vibration
repetitive
neuropathy
hand tool
job-exposure matrix
elbow extension
prospective study
cubital tunnel syndrome
elbow
ulnar nerve entrapment
construction worker
jem
grip force
hav
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