Radiologic survey to detect aseptic necrosis of the bone secondary to occupational exposure to compressed air (final report).

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kindwall E
• Description:
  Bone scans and x-rays from 21 workers with possible or suspected necrosis of the bone due to compressed air exposure while working in a tunneling operation 140 feet below the city of Milwaukee were examined. Seven of the 21 workers had evidence of dysbaric osteoradionecrosis of the long bones. The author concludes that the x-rays were superior to bone scans for evaluations of dysbaric osteonecrosis, because the scans are nonspecified and might yield false positive results for aseptic necrosis. The author recommends revision of OSHA decompression schedules since they possibly cause aseptic necrosis when used in the upper pressure ranges. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Confined Spaces Decompression Sickness Epidemiology Hematologic Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Radiography Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Decompression-sickness; Blood-disorders; Compressed-air-intoxication; Tunnel-workers; Confined-space-operations; Medical-screening; X-ray-analysis; Epidemiology
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091885
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R01-OH-000659, 1979 Jan; :1-25
• Contact Point Address:
  Radiology St Luke's Hospital 2900 W Oklahoma Avenue Millwaukee, Wis 53215
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19770915
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19790831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246036/cdc_246036_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]