Waldron H A, Cox M
Occupational Health Department, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Br J Ind Med. 1989 Jun;46(6):420-2. doi: 10.1136/oem.46.6.420.
The relation between osteoarthritis and occupation was examined in a group of skeletons from the crypt of Christ Church, Spitalfields, in east London used for burial between 1729 and 1869. Of the total of 968 discrete skeletons excavated, 367 had legible coffin plates giving details of name, age, sex, and date of death. Various sources were used to find the occupations of the group for which these details were known. As many of those buried in the crypt were Huguenots interest centred on the relation between weaving and osteoarthritis of the hands but none was found using a case-control study. Further analyses failed to show a relation between occupation and osteoarthritis of the shoulder or osteoarthritis at any site. There was a statistically significant association between non-manual occupations and osteoarthritis of the spine, the reasons for which are not yet clear.
对伦敦东部斯皮塔菲尔德基督教堂地下室出土的一组骨骼进行了研究,以探讨骨关节炎与职业之间的关系。这些骨骼于1729年至1869年间用于埋葬。在总共挖掘出的968具独立骨骼中,有367具的棺木牌清晰可读,上面记录了姓名、年龄、性别和死亡日期等详细信息。通过各种来源找到了已知这些详细信息的人群的职业。由于埋葬在地下室的许多人是胡格诺派,因此研究重点是编织与手部骨关节炎之间的关系,但通过病例对照研究未发现两者之间存在关联。进一步分析未能显示职业与肩部骨关节炎或任何部位的骨关节炎之间存在关联。非体力职业与脊柱骨关节炎之间存在统计学上的显著关联,其原因尚不清楚。