TY - JOUR AU - Kozak, Agnessa AU - Schedlbauer, Grita AU - Wirth, Tanja AU - Euler, Ulrike AU - Westermann, Claudia AU - Nienhaus, Albert PY - 2015 DA - 2015/09/01 TI - Association between work-related biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews and a meta-analysis of current research JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 231 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Occupational risks for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) have been examined in various occupations, and several systematic reviews (SRs) have been published on this topic. There has been no critical appraisal or synthesis of the evidence in the SRs. The aims of this study are (1) to synthesise the observational evidence and evaluate the methodological quality of SRs that assess the effect of biomechanical risk factors on the development of CTS in workers, (2) to provide an update of current primary research on this association, (3) to assess a potential dose-response relationship. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0685-0 DO - 10.1186/s12891-015-0685-0 ID - Kozak2015 ER -