PROFILE OF PATIENTS ON SICK LEAVE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
| Autor: | Valdênia das Graças Nascimento, Judson Welber Veríssimo de Azevedo, Henver Ribeiro Paiva Filho, Leandro Viecili, Murilo Antônio Rocha, Alexandre Barbosa de Oliveira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Median nerve Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Physical examination Epidemiology medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Carpal tunnel syndrome Depression (differential diagnoses) Workers Orthopedic surgery medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Rehabilitation medicine.disease Obesity Surgery Sick leave Medicine Original Article business RD701-811 Dyslipidemia |
| Zdroj: | Acta Ortopedica Brasileira Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Volume: 23, Issue: 5, Pages: 244-246, Published: OCT 2015 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 23, Iss 5, Pp 244-246 (2015) Acta Ortopédica Brasileira v.23 n.5 2015 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT) instacron:SBOT |
| ISSN: | 1413-7852 |
| Popis: | Objective: To report clinical and epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) on sick leave admitted in a University Hospital. Methods: This is a transversal study conducted with patients admitted sequentially over 18 years of age, without distinction of gender and race in the period between September and November 2014. Patients answered a questionnaire and underwent physical examination carried out by the authors. Results: Twenty-five patients were admitted within three months, all females, the mean age was 50.24 years old (standard deviation 10,39) . Among the professions they performed, general and cleaning services were the most prevalent. Most patients featured obesity, followed by depression and systemic arterial hypertension. Approximately half of them were on sick leave. Sleep disorders were also a frequent complaint. Conclusion: CTS is a frequent cause of sick leave and it is related to obesity, dyslipidemia and depression. Level of Evidence IV, Series of Cases. |
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