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Post-Offer Pre-Placement Screening for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Newly Hired Manufacturing Workers
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Dec 2016
Source: J Occup Environ Med. 58(12):1212-1216. -
Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective
We determined the predictive validity of a post-offer pre-placement (POPP) screen using nerve conduction velocity studies (NCV) to identify future cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Methods
A cohort of 1648 newly hired manufacturing production workers underwent baseline NCS, and were followed for 5 years.
Results
There was no association between abnormal POPP NCV results and incident CTS. Varying NCV diagnostic cut-offs did not improve predictive validity. Workers in jobs with high hand/wrist exposure showed greater risk of CTS than those in low exposed jobs (Relative Risk 2.82; 95% CI 1.52, 5.22).
Conclusions
POPP screening seems ineffective as a preventive strategy for CTS.
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Pubmed ID:27930481
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5323071
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