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Manual Muscle Testing: A Method of Measuring Extremity Muscle Strength Applied to Critically Ill Patients
Published on: April 12, 2011
[Musuloskeletal disorders related to mechanical working: hospital cases]
M M Riva1, M Santini, G Mosconi
1Unità Operativa Ospedaliera Medicina del Lavoro, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi, 1-24128 Bergamo. mriva@ospedaliriuniti.bergamo.it
Abstract:
The authors analyze 147 hospital cases of workers from the mechanical working sector, came to observation for musculoskeletal disorders (average age 44.8 years, SD 9.9; work seniority 26.7years, SD 10.5). There has been diagnosed 70 work-related musculoskeletal disorders: 20 lumbosacral spine diseases, 20 disorders of the shoulder, 20 hand-wrist disorders, 9 diseases of the elbow, 1 pathology of the knee. The lumbosacral spine diseases were more frequent among workers engaged in maintenance or carpentry works. Disorders of the shoulders were a homogeneous distribution among all groups of workers, suggesting that the risk is widespread. The hand-wrist disorders were almost exclusively confined to those involved in finishing and assembly operations.
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