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

• Main Authors: Ann Marie Dale (Author), Carisa Harris-Adamson (Author), David Rempel (Author), Fred Gerr (Author), Kurt Hegmann (Author), Barbara Silverstein (Author), Susan Burt (Author), Arun Garg (Author), Jay Kapellusch (Author), Linda Merlino (Author), Matthew S Thiese (Author), Ellen A Eisen (Author), Bradley Evanoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...