TY - JOUR
T1 - Aetiology of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome
T2 - The role of lumbrical muscles and tool size on carpal tunnel pressures
AU - Cobb, Tyson K.
AU - Cooney, William P.
AU - An, Kai Nan
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - A cadaveric study was undertaken to investigate the effect of tool size and lumbrical muscle incursion on carpal tunnel pressure during active grip. Active grip was simulated by securing the specimens on an apparatus and loading each of the eight ringer flexor tendons with 1 kg each. Carpal tunnel pressures were measured with and without 1- and 2-in. tubing in die hand and before and after removing the lumbrical muscles. Both variables, tool size and lumbrical muscles, were found to have a statistically significant effect on carpal tunnel pressure. Higher pressure changes were found for the 2-in. tubing, compared with 1 in. tubing, but this difference was not statistically significant.
AB - A cadaveric study was undertaken to investigate the effect of tool size and lumbrical muscle incursion on carpal tunnel pressure during active grip. Active grip was simulated by securing the specimens on an apparatus and loading each of the eight ringer flexor tendons with 1 kg each. Carpal tunnel pressures were measured with and without 1- and 2-in. tubing in die hand and before and after removing the lumbrical muscles. Both variables, tool size and lumbrical muscles, were found to have a statistically significant effect on carpal tunnel pressure. Higher pressure changes were found for the 2-in. tubing, compared with 1 in. tubing, but this difference was not statistically significant.
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U2 - 10.1080/00140139608964437
DO - 10.1080/00140139608964437
M3 - Article
C2 - 8851076
AN - SCOPUS:0029868907
VL - 39
SP - 103
EP - 107
JO - Ergonomics
JF - Ergonomics
SN - 0014-0139
IS - 1
ER -