scholarly journals Workers' compensation recipients with carpal tunnel syndrome: the validity of self-reported health measures.

1996 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
J N Katz ◽  
L Punnett ◽  
B P Simmons ◽  
A H Fossel ◽  
N Mooney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Reported Health

Use of outcome instruments to compare workers' compensation and non-workers' compensation carpal tunnel syndrome

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 882-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isam Atroshi ◽  
Ragnar Johnsson ◽  
Regina Nouhan ◽  
Goldie Crain ◽  
Steven J. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Clinical and employment outcomes of carpal tunnel syndrome in oregon workers’ compensation recipients

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia G. Butterfield ◽  
Peter S. Spencer ◽  
Nadia Redmond ◽  
Richard Rosenbaum ◽  
David F. Zirkle
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Return-to-Work Interval and Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Results of a Prospective Series of 233 Patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. CHAISE ◽  
P. BELLEMÈRE ◽  
J. P. FRIL ◽  
E. GAISNE ◽  
P. POIRIER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Aim of the study To evaluate the connection between the type of patient insurance and the time taken to return to work after carpal tunnel surgery. Patients and methods Two hundred and thirty-three patients in full-time work were operated on for carpal tunnel syndrome between 1 January and 30 June 1998. They were divided into three groups: independent workers ( n=87), wage earners in the private sector ( n=90) and civil servants ( n=56). Four categories were defined: manual workers, non-manual workers, patients with social security insurance and patients with workers compensation. The average return-to-work interval after surgery for each of the groups was evaluated and compared group by group. Results For independent workers the average time off work is 17 days, for those in the private sector it is 35 days, and for civil servants it is 56 days. Patients with social security insurance were off work for 32 days and those with workers compensation for 49 days. Discussion The comparison shows significant differences with regard to social security insurance: the return-to-work interval in civil servants is larger than for private sector workers, and this is higher than in independent workers. The difference between patients with workers compensation and those with social security insurance is 17 days and significant. There is a significant difference between manual and non-manual workers in independent and private sector workers. There is no significant difference between the sub-groups in the civil servants. These cross references enable us to work out the influence that social security status has on the return-to-work time following surgery.

Early predictors of chronic work disability associated with carpal tunnel syndrome: a longitudinal workers' compensation cohort study

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 489-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Turner ◽  
Gary Franklin ◽  
Deborah Fulton-Kehoe ◽  
Lianne Sheppard ◽  
Thomas M. Wickizer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Early Predictors ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Evaluation of multiple level nerve compression

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meral Omurtag ◽  
Christine B Novak ◽  
Susan E Mackinnon
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Nerve Compression ◽  
Cubital Tunnel ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Multiple Level ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

In this retrospective study, the charts of 100 patients (81 females and 19 males, mean age 41 years) with a diagnosis of multiple level nerve compression were reviewed. Forty-five patients were involved with Workers' Compensation. The most common referral diagnosis was carpal tunnel syndrome (43%); only one patient was referred with the diagnosis of ‘multiple crush’. Of the 43 patients referred with a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, 35% had two levels of nerve compression (carpal and cubital tunnel or carpal tunnel and thoracic outlet) and 65% had three levels of nerve compression (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel and thoracic outlet). This study suggests that multiple level nerve compression is frequently unrecognized and recommends full upper extremity evaluation, especially in patients referred with a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, to identify all levels of nerve compression.

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