Desordenes musculoesquelticos

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Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27 suppl 1:1-102
doi:10.5271/sjweh.637
Criteria document for evaluating the work-relatedness of
upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders
by Sluiter JK, Rest KM, Frings-Dresen MHWAffiliation: Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental
Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam,
Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Key terms: carpal tunnel syndrome; case definition; criteria
document; cupital tunnel syndrome; De Quervain's disease; definition;
elbow; evaluation; flexor-extensor peritendinitis; forearm;
forearm-wrist region;guyon canal syndrome; hand; hand-arm
vibration; lateral epicondylitis; medial epicondylitis; MSD;
musculoskeletal disorder; neck; nonspecific upper-extremity
musculoskeletal disorder; osteoarthrosis; peripheral neuropathy;
radial nerve compression; radial tunnel syndrome; radiating neck
complaint; raynaud's phenomenon; rotator cuff syndrome; shoulder;
temporal criterion; tenosynovitis;ulnar nerve compression; upper
back; upper extremity; upper-extremity joint; work-related
musculoskeletal disorder; work-related upper-extremity
musculoskeletal disorder; work-relatedness; wrist
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Upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSD)
have been recognized tooccur in relation to work for
hundreds of years. They were described by Bernardini
Ramazzini, an Italian physician and father of occupational
medicine, in the 18th century, when he said the
diseases: “… arise from three causes; first constant sitting,
the perpetual motion of the hand in the same manner,
and thirdly the attention and the application of the
mind ...” (as quoted in EuroReview, Issue on Repetitive
Strain Injuries, European Foundation for the Improvement
of Living and Working Conditions, 1994).
Today, there is growing concern in Europe and
elsewhere both about the effects of workrelated
upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders
(WRUEMSD) on the health and well-being of workers
and about the economic and social impact of
these conditions (1—4). Musculoskeletaldisorders,
in general, are considered a major cause of sickness
absence, disability, and health care (5—7), and many
studies have found high prevalences of musculoskeletal
symptoms and disorders in a wide range of occupational
groups. These studies have been described
or systematically reviewed or both in many publications.
[See, for example, the reports of Hagberg &
Wegman (8), Armstrong(9), Hagberg et al (10),
Gorden et al (11), Bernard (12), National Research
Council (13), Punnett & Bergqvist (14).]
A variety of umbrella terms has been used in different
countries to describe UEMSD thought to be related
to repeated trauma. These include repetitive strain injury
(RSI), occupational overuse syndrome (OOS), occupational
cervicobrachial disorder (OCD), and cumulative
traumadisorder (CTD). These terms assume a link
between the clinical disorder(s) and the suspected causal
factor or mechanism of injury. Like many researchers
(1, 9, 12, 15), we use the term work-related to reflect
the multifactorial nature of most UEMSD. According
to the World Health Organization (WHO), work-related
diseases are defined as multifactorial when the
work environment and the...