Izvorni znanstveni članak
Degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbosacral spine within the complex of general disability
L. Krapac
; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
J. Zergollern
; Orthopaedic Department G. H. »J. Kajfes«, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Malinar
; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
R. Čapeta
; Self-Managed Community of Interest for Pension and Disability Insurance of Workers in SR Croatia, Zagreb
Sažetak
From a sample of workers declared as disabled during 1981, 111 males and 36 females were selected in whom a rheumatic umatic disease was one of the first two diagnoses on the basis of which the respective commissions declared them as disabled. The average age of the workers was 52 ± 6.17 years, and length of active work 25.9 ± 7.18 years. Of the 147 examiness 29% were unskilled workers, 40% were skilled, and 14% highly skiled workers, while 17% of the disabled in the sample were employees. Rheumatic complaints were the main cause of disability in 31.3% of the examined persons. Pain in the cervical part of the spine was registered in 48.9%, and in the lumbo-sacral part in 88.5% of the examinees. Compressive radicular syndrome of the cervical spine of a moderate or serious degree was diagnosed in 23.2%, and the syndrome of the lumbo-sacral spine in 67.7% of the examinees. A positive Lazarevic-Laseque sign was registered in 24.5% of the disabled - in 8.2% of them on both sides. As regards the capacity of work of these disabled persons, 58.5% of them were found to be totally unfit for work; 21.8% were found to be able to do some other work; and 19.7% were found to have been pensioned off prematurely because of a rheumatic complaint. The possibilities are discussed of the prevention and treatment of myelo-radicular compressive syndromes as very frequent causes both of temporary and of permanent disability.
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Hrčak ID:
158052
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Datum izdavanja:
7.10.1983.
Posjeta: 868 *