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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Work related etiology of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: a case-control study with prospectively collected data

Authors: Stéphane Stahl, Daniel Vida, Christoph Meisner, Adelana Santos Stahl, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Manuel Held

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

The etiology of de Quervain's tenosynovitis (dQ) has been based on conflicting small case series and cohort studies lacking methodological rigor. A prospective case-control study was conducted to analyze the most common risk factors for dQ.

Methods

Between January 2003 and May 2011, 189 patients surgically treated for dQ vs. 198 patients with wrist ganglia (WG) (controls) were identified in our clinic’s electronic database. Sample characteristics, exertional, anatomical, and medical risk factors were compared between groups.

Results

dQ vs. WG differed by average age (52 vs. 43 years) and gender ratio (15/62 vs. 26/39). No significant difference between dQ vs. WG was found after subgrouping professional activities (manual labor: 18 % vs. 26 %, respectively, p = 0.23). No asymmetric distribution of comorbidities, wrist trauma, forceful or repetitive manual work, or medication was observed.

Conclusions

Neither heavy manual labor nor trauma could be shown to be predisposing risk factors for dQ.
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Metadata
Title
Work related etiology of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: a case-control study with prospectively collected data
Authors
Stéphane Stahl
Daniel Vida
Christoph Meisner
Adelana Santos Stahl
Hans-Eberhard Schaller
Manuel Held
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0579-1

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