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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of the present study was to review the literature on the risk of knee disorders in connection with kneeling or squatting work and heavy physical work. A systematic review of the literature revealed 19 controlled studies on this correlation: 16 on osteoarthrosis, 5 on bursitis, 3 on meniscal lesions, and 0 on chondromalacia. All the studies demonstrated a significantly increased prevalence of knee osteoarthrosis (all degrees) for subjects with kneeling or squatting work. The prevalence ratio in most of these studies was between 1.4 and 4. Four of eight studies demonstrated a significantly increased prevalence of knee osteoarthrosis in subjects with heavy physical work. The prevalence ratio in most of these studies was between 1.4 and 4.1. All the studies on bursitis showed an increased prevalence of bursitis in subjects with kneeling work. Occupational exposure could not be sufficiently documented as the cause of meniscal lesions and chondromalacia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0355-3140
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Occupation as a risk factor for knee disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinic of Occupational Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't