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; T. 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

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health • Feb 19, 2013

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...

Subject

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Medicine

Prospective cohort study

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