Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status

• Main Authors: Melani Carla (Author), Fateh-Moghadam Pirous (Author), dell'Omo Marco (Author), de Giacomi Giovanna (Author), Bena Antonella (Author), Cooke Robin MT (Author), Curti Stefania (Author), Baldasseroni Alberto (Author), Mattioli Stefano (Author), Biocca Marco (Author), Buiatti Eva (Author), Campo Giuseppe (Author), Zanardi Francesca (Author), Violante Francesco S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially relevant condition associated with biomechanical risk factors. We evaluated age-sex-specific incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS in central/northern Italy and explored relations with...