Work-related risk factors for ulnar nerve entrapment in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort of 1966

Abstract Ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE) is the second most common entrapment neuropathy in the upper extremity. The aetiology of UNE is multifactorial and is still not fully understood. The aim of the study was to identify occupational risk factors for UNE and to determine whether smoking modifies the...

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Main Authors: Laura Miettinen, Jorma Ryhänen, Rahman Shiri, Jaro Karppinen, Jouko Miettunen, Juha Auvinen, Sina Hulkkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89577-7