| Document ID (ISN) | 78652 |
| CIS number |
02-684 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1250-3274 - Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Laatar A., Dziri-Belellahom M., Chekili S., Zakraoui L. |
| Title |
Stress fracture - Case of an occupational accident in a hospital |
| Original title |
Fracture de fatigue - A propos d'un accident du travail survenu en milieu hospitalier [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2001, Vol.62, No.8, p.626-628. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Stress fracture is considered to be a multi-factorial disorder, consequent to a local mechanical overload of the bone following hyper-solicitation. Usually described in the military and in athletes, this injury remains rare in the occupational field. This article describes a case of stress fracture of the third metatarsal in a male nurse attached to a surgery department for 17 years, following a particularly strenuous night shift. Several cases of stress fracture related to work were identified through a literature survey, enabling a discussion on the context in which these lesions occurred, as well as their pathophysiological mechanisms. Finally, the difficulties of having these lesions recognized as occupational diseases are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; health care personnel; fractures; bone lesions |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; physical workload; case study; compensation of occupational diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Tunisia |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Health care services
|
