Laoopugsin Niyom, Laoopugsin Suwannee
Department of Orthopedics, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Hand Surg. 2012;17(2):205-12. doi: 10.1142/S0218810412500207.
"Occupational overuse syndrome" is defined as the syndrome of work-related musculoskeletal disorders resulting from repetitive hand posture and motion. We looked at 867 employees in seven different factories to determine the groups suffering from trigger fingers, de Quervain's disease and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) from the period of January 2009 to November 2010. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were designated for the subjects in each group. We found the highest prevalence of the syndrome in the rate of CTS development. The differences in the hand spans and the grip strengths between the normal versus the diseased groups were statistically significant. The most common work patterns were a repetitive workload with the hand in a posture of a contracted grasping position. This accounted for 43.1% of the cases of trigger fingers, 38.1% in cases of CTS and this position with a contributing increased speed in the work pattern at 29.8% in the de Quervain's disease patients.
“职业性过度使用综合征”被定义为由重复性手部姿势和动作导致的与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病综合征。我们对7家不同工厂的867名员工进行了观察，以确定在2009年1月至2010年11月期间患有扳机指、桡骨茎突狭窄性腱鞘炎和腕管综合征（CTS）的人群。为每组受试者制定了纳入和排除标准。我们发现该综合征在CTS发病率中最为普遍。正常组与患病组之间的手跨度和握力差异具有统计学意义。最常见的工作模式是手部处于收缩抓握姿势的重复性工作量。这在扳机指病例中占43.1%，在CTS病例中占38.1%，而在桡骨茎突狭窄性腱鞘炎患者中，这种姿势且工作模式速度加快的情况占29.8%。
