Smoking is associated with ulnar nerve entrapment: a birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Hulkkonen, Sina, Auvinen, Juha, Miettunen, Jouko, Karppinen, Jaro, Ryhänen, Jorma
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2020
• Subjects: ulnar nerve entrapment; smoking; tobacco; epidemiology; birth cohort; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.3205/19ifssh0796; https://www.egms.de/en/meetings/ifssh2019/19ifssh0796.shtml

Objectives/Interrogation: Our aim was to study whether smoking is associated with ulnar nerve entrapment. Methods: The study population consisted of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort with expected date of birth in 1966 (N=8716). History of smoking, pack years, body mass index (BMI) and[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL] : 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)