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French Occupational Disease System: Examples of Diseases Caused by Hand–Arm Vibration
In France on 25 October 1919, a law was created so that workers suffering from occupational diseases because of their work could receive specific compensation.
Anne Delépine
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Correlation between hand-arm vibration disease and vasoactive factors
BackgroundHand-arm vibration disease (HAVD) is a chronic progressive disease caused by long-term exposure to hand-transmitted vibration, but the mechanism by which vibration affects peripheral vascular function of fingers is not completely clear ...
Xiuwen HU +6 more
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A systematic review of the etiopathogenesis of Kienböck's disease and a critical appraisal of its recognition as an occupational disease related to hand-arm vibration [PDF]
Background We systematically reviewed etiological factors of Kienböck’s disease (osteonecrosis of the lunate) discussed in the literature in order to examine the justification for including Kienböck’s disease (KD) in the European Listing of Occupational ...
Stahl Stéphane +5 more
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Cold haemagglutinin disease misdiagnosed as hand–arm vibration syndrome [PDF]
A patient with a diagnosis of hand-arm vibration syndrome was referred for a second opinion. He worked as a multi-skilled operative in the housing department of a local authority, a job not normally associated with high levels of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration ( > 2.5 m/s(2) A(8)). He described blanching of his fingers and a blue discolouration
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This study provides an overview of the relationships between exposure to work-related hand-arm vibration and the occurrence of pre-defined disorders of the hands. We searched Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, and PsycINFO for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on the association between work-related vibration exposure and the ...
Bart W Koes +2 more
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Abstract Introduction This is a retrospective study exploring clinical effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on upper limb disorder induced by occupational hand-arm vibration disease (OHAVD), and preliminarily exploring mechanism of the effect. Methods 43 patients diagnosed with occupational HAVD were divided into experimental group (n = 21) and
Qifeng Wu, Lihua Xia
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Hand-arm vibration disease (HAVD), also known as occupational Raynaud's disease, is an occupational disease that can cause injuries to the microcirculation in the fingertips, might leading to severe vascular and neurological damage. While HAVD has been defined as a peripheral vascular injury disorders, its comprehensive disease mechanisms-spanning ...
Wankang Li
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Hand-transmitted vibration and occupational health
The hand-arm vibration disease due to widespread hand-transmitted vibration operations is difficult to cure and seriously affects the health and quality of life of patients.
Zhongbin ZHANG, Qian BU, Lele JIA
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Vibration attenuation and dexterity of different types of protective gloves
BackgroundWearing anti-vibration gloves is a simple and effective way to prevent hand-arm vibration disease. The requirements for vibration damping gloves are varied by types of operations exposed to vibration.ObjectiveTo study the vibration attenuation ...
Bin XIAO +8 more
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BackgroundHand-arm vibration disease is harmful to human body, but there are no effective diagnosis and treatment so far, and current occupational exposure limits underestimate the health damage caused by high-frequency vibration exposure.
Huimin HUANG +9 more
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