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Document ID (ISN)110672
CIS number 10-0226
ISSN - Serial title 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Bernard T.E., Wilder F.V., Aluoch M., Leaverton P.E.
Title Job-related osteoarthritis of the knee, foot, hand, and cervical spine
Bibliographic information Jan. 2010, Vol.52, No.1, p.33-38. 26 ref.
Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the influence of occupational exposures on risk of site-specific radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, hand, foot and cervical spine. Using a cross-sectional design, data collected from 3436 men and women aged 40 years and older participating in the Clearwater Osteoarthritis Study was analyzed. Subjects' occupational exposures were queried using the study intake form, including stair climbing, standing on a rigid surface, squatting and jolting. Physical examinations including radiographs of the knee, hand, foot and cervical spine were conducted. The Kellgren and Lawrence ordinal scale was used to determine evidence of radiographic OA. Both the unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for men and women indicated that age and body mass index were associated with OA. There were no other significant odds ratios for the cervical spine. Among men, there were significant associations with knee OA for stair climbing and jolting of the legs and with foot OA with stair climbing. Among women, there was a significant association between standing on a rigid surface and knee OA. For hand OA in women, there was a significant association for jolting of the hands.
Descriptors (primary) osteoarthropathy; physical workload; work posture; risk factors
Descriptors (secondary) diagnosis; knee lesions; cervical column; hand; foot; body weight; radiographic interpretation; subjective assessment; cross-sectional study; medical examinations; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system