@article{ref1,
title="Quantitative measures of physical risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the elbow: a systematic review",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Seidel, David H. and Ditchen, Dirk M. and Hoehne-Hückstädt, Ulrike M. and Rieger, Monika A. and Steinhilber, Benjamin",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders at the elbow are a common health problem, which highly impacts workers' well-being and performance. Besides existing qualitative information, there is a clear lack of quantitative information of physical risk factors associated with specific disorders at the elbow (SDEs). <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To provide evidence-based quantitative measures of physical risk factors associated with SDEs. <br><br>METHODS: Studies were searched from 2007 to 2017 in Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane Work. The identified risk factors were grouped in main- and sub-categories of exposure using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework for rating evidence. <br><br>RESULTS: 133 different risk-factor specifications were identified in 10/524 articles and were grouped into 5 main- and 16 sub-categories of exposure. The risk factors were significantly associated with lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, or ulnar neuropathy. Significant risk factors such as wrist angular velocity (5°/s, with increasing prevalence ratio of 0.10%/(°/s), or forearm supination (≥45° and ≥5% of time combined with forceful lifting) were found. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This review delivers a categorization of work-related physical risk-factor specifications for SDEs with a special focus on quantitative measures, ranked for evidence. These results may build the base for developing risk assessment methods and prospective preventive measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16010130",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010130"
}