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Published on: January 11, 2019
Impact of occupational variables in carpal tunnel syndrome
S I Bekkelund1, C Pierre-Jerome, T Torbergsen
1Department of Neurology, Tromsø University Hospital, Norway.
Objective:
We studied the impact of work-related factors on the outcome in patients operated for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Methods:
The population consisted of 106 CTS patients who worked at the time of operation. We registered social and occupational data from the patients.
Results:
Median time of sick leave was 7 weeks for the total group. Sixty-four percent reported a relationship between their work and the disease. Eighty-nine percent of the operated patients returned to their previous work after operation.
Conclusions:
A majority of the patients attributed the CTS-related symptoms to their occupation. Work-related factors may therefore be one possible explanation for the socioeconomical consequences of CTS. A permanent drop-out from work in more than 1 out of 10 patients after CTS treatment indicate that CTS form a substantial socioeconomical burden in the society.
