Marchì T, Lorusso A, Boetner E, Magarotto G
ULSS 36, Servizio di Medicina del Lavoro, Venezia-Marghera.
Med Lav. 1993 Mar-Apr;84(2):108-14.
A total of 107 hospital workers, 49 males and 58 females, employed in the operating theatres of Mestre Hospital (near Venice, Italy), were examined using the "EPM Research Unit" method for assessing spinal function. These workers are obliged to maintain a fixed standing posture characterized by isometric load of the extensor lumbar muscles. The frequency of spinal disorders in males was 16.3% for the cervical tract, 6.1% for the dorsal tract and 20.4% for the lumbar tract. The frequency in females was respectively 32.8%, 22.4% and 44.8%. The results were compared with those of a control group, revealing a statistically significant difference as regards dorsal and lumbar disorders in females (O.R. = 5.68 and 3.18). The results suggest an increased spinal risk for the female members of this category of workers.
共有107名在梅斯特雷医院（意大利威尼斯附近）手术室工作的医院工作人员接受了检查，其中男性49名，女性58名，采用“EPM研究单位”方法评估脊柱功能。这些工作人员必须保持以腰伸肌等长负荷为特征的固定站立姿势。男性脊柱疾病的发生率在颈椎段为16.3%，胸椎段为6.1%，腰椎段为20.4%。女性的发生率分别为32.8%、22.4%和44.8%。将结果与对照组进行比较，发现女性在胸椎和腰椎疾病方面存在统计学上的显著差异（比值比分别为5.68和3.18）。结果表明，这类工作人员中的女性脊柱风险增加。
