| Document ID (ISN) | 73814 |
| CIS number |
99-1656 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0723-7561 - Die BG |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Schwarze S., Notbohm G., Hartung E., Dupuis H. |
| Title |
Vibration as a risk factor for back disorders |
| Original title |
Schwingungsbelastung als gesundheitlisches Risiko für die Lendenwirbelsäule [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1998, No.11, p.690-695. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Vibration exposure was determined for 388 drivers of forklift trucks, earthmoving machinery and trucks. Histories of back disorders of the drivers were compiled and a clinical examination, including X-rays of the lumbar spine, was performed in each case. The examinations took place between 1990 and 1992 and were repeated four years later. A total of 281 drivers participated in the follow-up examinations.. The first examinations, yielded a significantly higher frequency of back disorders in the group with the highest Vibration exposure compared with an age-adjusted control group with low Vibration exposure. Of 111 persons who did not suffer from problems at the time of the first examinations, 54 (48.6%) were found to have back disorders at the follow-up examinations. Topics: back disorders; construction industry; dose-response relationship; drivers; epidemiologic study; long-term study; lumbar column; vibration acceleration; vibration; whole-body vibration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration; construction industry; back disorders; drivers |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibration acceleration; whole-body vibration; dose-response relationship; epidemiologic study; long-term study; lumbar column |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Vibration
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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