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Manual Milking: A Risk Factor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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dc.creator KUTLUHAN, Süleyman
dc.creator Tufekci, Ahmet
dc.creator Kilbas, Serkan
dc.creator Erten, Nigun
dc.creator KOYUNCUOĞLU, Hasan Rifat
dc.creator ÖZTÜRK, Mustafa
dc.date 2008-12-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:48:47Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:48:47Z
dc.identifier 42cd945a-cd02-4854-a5ab-299f93537d4a
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/42cd945a-cd02-4854-a5ab-299f93537d4a/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/58558
dc.description Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment syndrome. Occupations which include repetitive and forceful wrist and arm movement result with CTS. Our goal was to investigate the frequency of CTS among people who are manually milking their animals. Methods: One hundred and sixty hands of 80 women dealing with manual milking (manual milking group) and 40 hands of 20 healthy unemployed women (control group) were clinically and electrophysiologically evaluated for CTS. Results: In manual milking group, CTS was clinically diagnosed in 66 of 160 hands (41.25%) by physical examination and was electrodiagnostically detected in 60 hands (37.5%). Two hands (5%) were diagnosed as CTS clinically and electrodiagnostically in the control group. Clinically and electrodiagnostically estimated relative risks of developing CTS were respectively 13.34 and 11.40 times greater in manual milking group than controls. CTS frequency was increased with age, and correlated with starting age of milking. Conclusion: These results indicate that manual milking may be a risk factor for CTS development.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Manual Milking: A Risk Factor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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