Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Work-Related Risk Factors of Knee Meniscal Tears in Korean Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Work-Related Risk Factors of Knee Meniscal Tears in Korean Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article)
Work-Related Risk Factors of Knee Meniscal Tears in Korean Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article)
Subject
agriculture, farmers, magnetic resonance imaging, meniscus, tear
Description
Background: Meniscal tears are among the major risk factors for knee osteoarthritis progression. This
study aimed to investigate the relationship between meniscal tears and work-related factors in the
farming occupation.
Methods: The participants included 486 farmers (238 men and 248 women), aged 40e69 years, who
were among the 550 farmers registered in the Korea Farmer's Knee Cohort (KFKC). Data such as those on gender, age, body mass index (BMI), mechanical axis, cumulative heavy-lifting working time (CLWT), cumulative squatting working time (CSWT), and previous knee injury history were collected from the questionnaire, along with whole leg radiographic findings. Two radiologists assessed the magnetic resonance images of both knees to confirm the presence of meniscal tears. The factors related to meniscal tears were analyzed by multiple logistic regression.
Results: A total of 54.5% of the farmers (48.7% of men and 60.1% of women) had meniscal tears. These tears were associated with gender, age, and BMI. We also identified an association between meniscal tears and CSWT, an especially important factor in farming [10,000e19,999 working hours, odds ratio 1⁄4 2.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.14-4.07, 20,000 working hours, odds ratio 1⁄4 2.35, 1.45-3.80]. However, mechanical axis, knee injury history, and CLWT were not significantly related to meniscal tears.
Conclusion: This study's findings show that squatting for long periods, as an occupational factor, is related to meniscal tears.
study aimed to investigate the relationship between meniscal tears and work-related factors in the
farming occupation.
Methods: The participants included 486 farmers (238 men and 248 women), aged 40e69 years, who
were among the 550 farmers registered in the Korea Farmer's Knee Cohort (KFKC). Data such as those on gender, age, body mass index (BMI), mechanical axis, cumulative heavy-lifting working time (CLWT), cumulative squatting working time (CSWT), and previous knee injury history were collected from the questionnaire, along with whole leg radiographic findings. Two radiologists assessed the magnetic resonance images of both knees to confirm the presence of meniscal tears. The factors related to meniscal tears were analyzed by multiple logistic regression.
Results: A total of 54.5% of the farmers (48.7% of men and 60.1% of women) had meniscal tears. These tears were associated with gender, age, and BMI. We also identified an association between meniscal tears and CSWT, an especially important factor in farming [10,000e19,999 working hours, odds ratio 1⁄4 2.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.14-4.07, 20,000 working hours, odds ratio 1⁄4 2.35, 1.45-3.80]. However, mechanical axis, knee injury history, and CLWT were not significantly related to meniscal tears.
Conclusion: This study's findings show that squatting for long periods, as an occupational factor, is related to meniscal tears.
Creator
Chae Young Hong, Chul Gab Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Yong Soo Cho, Kweon Young Kim, So Yeon Ryu, Han Soo Song
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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PDF
Language
English
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Text
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Chae Young Hong, Chul Gab Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Yong Soo Cho, Kweon Young Kim, So Yeon Ryu, Han Soo Song , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Work-Related Risk Factors of Knee Meniscal Tears in Korean Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2060.
Work-Related Risk Factors of Knee Meniscal Tears in Korean Farmers: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2060.