Work related etiology of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: a case-control study with prospectively collected data

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Manuel Held³  Hans-Eberhard Schaller³  Adelana Santos Stahl¹  Christoph Meisner²  Daniel Vida³  Stéphane Stahl³ 

[1] Department for Plastic Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Böheimstr. 37, Stuttgart, 70199, Germany;Eberhard-Karl University of Tübingen, Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biometry, Silcherstr. 5, Tübingen, 72076, Germany;Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karl University, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, Tübingen, 72076, Germany

关键词: Manual labor;    Occupational disease;    Etiopathogenesis;    de Quervain’s tenosynovitis;    de Quervain stenosing tenosynovitis;   

Others  :  1227769
DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-015-0579-1

 received in 2014-12-19, accepted in 2015-05-12,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The etiology of de Quervain's tenosynovitis (dQ) has been based on conflicting small case series and cohort studies lacking methodological rigor. A prospective case-control study was conducted to analyze the most common risk factors for dQ.

Methods

Between January 2003 and May 2011, 189 patients surgically treated for dQ vs. 198 patients with wrist ganglia (WG) (controls) were identified in our clinic’s electronic database. Sample characteristics, exertional, anatomical, and medical risk factors were compared between groups.

Results

dQ vs. WG differed by average age (52 vs. 43 years) and gender ratio (15/62 vs. 26/39). No significant difference between dQ vs. WG was found after subgrouping professional activities (manual labor: 18 % vs. 26 %, respectively, p = 0.23). No asymmetric distribution of comorbidities, wrist trauma, forceful or repetitive manual work, or medication was observed.

Conclusions

Neither heavy manual labor nor trauma could be shown to be predisposing risk factors for dQ.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Stahl et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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