Skeletal Fluorosis- An Epidimio-Clinico-Radiological Study

Mandal, Prasanta Kumar; Ray, Debolina; Majhi, Fagu Ram; Tirkey, Somnath; Ray, Mrinal Kanti; Mondal, Surajit

doi:10.14260/jemds/388

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“…Fifty-three eligible studies were uncovered . Twenty-six studies seemed to be eligible at preliminary review, but were deemed ineligible for the following reasons: association of MSD with HBD not assessed (n = 9) [86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94], HBD details not provided (n = 1) [95], HBD not assessed (n = 7) [96][97][98][99][100][101][102], independent impact of HBD could not be concluded (n = 1) [103], not indoor environment (n = 4) [104][105][106][107], not MSD (n = 3) [108][109][110], and not original research (n = 1) [111]. Sixteen studies [34,38,[47][48][49][50]58,63,67,69,70,72,73,75,78,79] uncovered in the current review were also reported in our other systematic review on HBDs and spine-related MSDs (back pain, neck pain) [13].…”

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Relationship of Healthy Building Determinants With Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Extremities: A Systematic Review

Gherscovici¹,

Mayer²

2023

Cureus

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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a substantial societal burden and various factors affect their causation, recovery, and prognosis. Management of MSDs is complex and requires multifaceted interventions. Given the challenges of MSDs and their continued burden, it is possible that additional elements could impact these disorders that have not been fully researched, for example, indoor environmental quality. Our previous review provided preliminary evidence that healthy building determinants (HBDs) are associated with the risk of back and neck pain. However, the relationship of HBDs with extremity MSDs and general MSDs (i.e., MSDs involving multiple body regions or in which body regions were unspecified in the original reports) has not been formally studied. The purpose of this review was to conduct a systematic literature review to assess the relationship of HBDs with extremity and general MSDs (PROSPERO ID: CRD42022314832). PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and PEDRo databases were searched through April 2022. Inclusion criteria for study eligibility were as follows: humans of ages ≥18 years, reported on one or more of eight HBDs (1. air quality and ventilation, 2. dust and pests, 3. lighting and views, 4. moisture, 5. noise, 6. safety and security, 7. thermal health, 8. water quality), and compared these HBDs with extremity MSDs or general MSDs, original research, English. Exclusion criteria were as follows: articles not published in peer-reviewed journals, full-text articles unavailable. Review procedures were conducted and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Empirical evidence statements were developed for 33 pairwise comparisons of HBDs with MSDs. The search uncovered 53 eligible studies with 178,532 participants. A total of 74.6% (39/53) of the studies were cross-sectional and 81.1% (43/53) were fair quality. Overall, the majority of uncovered evidence indicates that HBDs are related to risk of extremity and general MSDs. Nineteen comparisons support that as HBDs worsen, the risk of MSDs increases. Six comparisons had conflicting evidence. Three comparisons support that poor HBDs are not related to increased risk of extremity and general MSDs. Five comparisons had no evidence. This systematic review builds upon previous work to provide useful starting points to enhance awareness about the HBD-MSD relationship. These findings can help inform research and public health efforts aimed at addressing suboptimal HBDs through appropriate interventions to improve the lives of those suffering from MSDs.

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