| Document ID (ISN) | 109329 |
| CIS number |
09-303 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Järvholm B., From C., Lewold S., Malchau H., Vingård E. |
| Title |
Incidence of surgically treated osteoarthritis in the hip and knee in male construction workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2008, Vol.65, No.4, p.275-278. Illus. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this cohort study was to examine the association between workload and hip and knee osteoarthritis. The cohort consisted of 204,741 men employed in the Swedish construction sector. Incident cases were found by linkage with the Swedish hospital register between 1987 and 1998. Incidence rates adjusted for age and body mass index were compared between different occupational groups. There was a significantly increased risk of surgically treated osteoarthritis in the knee among floor layers, asphalt workers, sheet-metal workers, rock workers, plumbers, brick layers, wood workers and concrete workers. Even if there was a trend towards increased relative risks for hip osteoarthritis, it was not statistically significant. At least 50% of the cases of severe osteoarthritis of the knee can be prevented by adopting preventive measures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Sweden; male workers; physical workload; work posture; risk factors; pelvis; knee lesions; surgical treatment; construction industry; osteoarthritis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
roofing; body weight; concrete formwork; bricklaying; stone dressing; carpentry; limitation of exposure; cohort study; hospitals; safe working methods; plumbing; health service records; statistical evaluation; frequency rates; flooring |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Occupational physiology
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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