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. 2022 Mar 1;64(3):197-201.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002451.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hand-Arm Vibration: A Swedish National Registry Case-Control Study

Per Vihlborg  1 , Hans Pettersson, Karim Makdoumi, Sverre Wikström, Ing-Liss Bryngelsson, Jenny Selander, Pål Graff
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hand-Arm Vibration: A Swedish National Registry Case-Control Study

Per Vihlborg et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in men and women with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure.

Design: Case-control study of CTS where 4396 cases was obtained from National Outpatient Register between 2005 through 2016. Cases were matched to controls and exposure was estimated using a job exposure matrix.

Results: Exposure to HAV increased the risk of CTS with an OR of 1.61 (95% CI 1.46-1.77). The risk was highest in men <30 years of age and among women <30 years no increased risk was observed. The risk increased with a mean year exposure above 2.5 m/s2 to OR 1.84 (95% CI 1.38-2.46).

Conclusions: HAV exposure increase the risk of CTS in both genders, with highest risk increase in younger men. This emphasize identification of HAV exposure in patients with CTS.

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Conflict of interest statement

Vihlborg, Pettersson, Makdoumi, Wikström, Bryngelsson, Selander, and Graff have no relationships/conditions/circumstances that present potential conflict of interest.

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