Work-related knee injuries treated in US emergency departments

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• Personal Author:
  Aliyu MH ; Chakrabarty S ; Chen Z ; Ding T ; Jackson, Larry L. ; Levine RS
• Description:
  To characterize work-related knee injuries treated in US emergency departments (EDs). Methods: We characterized work-related knee injuries treated in EDs in 2007 and examined trends from 1998 to 2007 by using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-occupational supplement. Results: In 2007, 184,300 (+/-54,000; 95% confidence interval) occupational knee injuries were treated in US EDs, accounting for 5% of the 3.4 (+/-0.9) million ED-treated occupational injuries. The ED-treated knee injury rate was 13 (+/-4) injuries per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers. Younger workers and older female workers had high rates. Strains/sprains and contusions/abrasions were common-frequently resulting from falls and bodily reaction/overexertion events. Knee injury rates declined from 1998 through 2007. Conclusions: Knee injury prevention should emphasize reducing falls and bodily reaction/overexertion events, particularly among all youth and older women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Injuries Knee-disorders Knee-injuries Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Weight-factors Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Tennessee ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043117
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Sep; 55(9):1091-1099
• Contact Point Address:
  Larry L. Jackson, PhD, Division of Safety Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS1808, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  LLJackson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd63fd2f9b5dd7498d03b8836adff796c96cefeb11ba1e70bece7c2f6c008f696784f323d05abb53fab7f34311ef0afd4c573fda294be17a801ad5ddc3c2fc5a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195127/cdc_195127_DS1.pdf
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