Epidemiology of musculoskeletal upper extremity ambulatory surgery in the United States

NB Jain, LD Higgins, E Losina, J Collins… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity are common reasons for
patients to seek care and undergo ambulatory surgery. The objective of our study was to …

Incidence of carpal tunnel release: trends and implications within the United States ambulatory care setting

M Fajardo, SH Kim, RM Szabo - The Journal of hand surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the changes, trends, and implications of carpal tunnel release
(CTR) surgery within an ambulatory setting over the past decade in the United States …

The role of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the rotator cuff disease: a retrospective cohort stud y

UG Longo, A Mazzola, S Carotti, M Francesconi… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Rotator cuff (RC) tears represent a common cause of shoulder pain and
dysfunction in adults. The disease affects primarily women and occurs mainly in the …

Hand tendinopathy risk factors in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study

PC Shen, PC Chang, IM Jou, CH Chen, FH Lee… - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
De Quervain's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and trigger finger (digit) are three
common pathological conditions of the hand. They are considered overuse syndromes and …

Observed differences between males and females in surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome among non-manual workers: a sensitivity analysis of findings from a …

A Farioli, S Curti, R Bonfiglioli… - Annals of work …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We aimed at assessing whether differences among males and females in carpal
tunnel syndrome (CTS) epidemiology might be attributable to segregation with respect to …

Differences in characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome between male and female patients

T Mitake, K Iwatsuki, H Hirata - Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Sex difference is known to be a risk factor of carpal tunnel syndrome. However,
sex differences with regard to the clinical presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome have not …

Association between hormone replacement therapy and carpal tunnel syndrome: a nationwide population-based study

HC Tang, YY Cheng, HR Guo - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive focal
mononeuropathy, and the increased incidence in postmenopausal and pregnant women …

High incidence of trigger finger after carpal tunnel release: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YC Lo, CH Lin, SW Huang, YP Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods:​ PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched up to 27
August 2022, with the following keywords:“carpal tunnel release” and “trigger finger” …

Menopausal hormone therapy and the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in postmenopausal women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative

T Al-Rousan, JA Sparks, M Pettinger, R Chlebowski… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Importance Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common and debilitating condition that
commonly affects postmenopausal women. Objective To determine the effect of menopausal …

The estrogen receptor-β expression in de Quervain's disease

PC Shen, PH Wang, PT Wu, KC Wu, JL Hsieh… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist (aka de Quervain's
disease) is common but how estrogen is involved is still unknown. We previously reported …