A cross sectional study of a historical cohort.
Carpet layers knee problems.
Identification of these two risk factors provides opportunities for prevention.
1 symptoms of the condition are swelling of the knee.
Relationship between years in the trade and the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and mri detected meniscal tears and bursitis in floor layers.
Members of a carpet layers union required knee surgery evacuation of knee effusions and treatment of repeated joint infection.
The carpet layer usually owns his own knee kicker which costs about 100.
Trauma to the knee can be acute or chronic.
This condition can develop either due to pressure or a direct injury to the knee.
It is suggested that these entities resemble housemaid s knee.
Both kneeling and use of the knee kicker contribute significantly to the high frequency of carpet layers knee disorders.
It is marked by swelling at the knee which can be tender to the touch and which generally does not restrict the knee s range of motion it can be extremely painful and disabling as long as the underlying condition persists.
Knee problems among carpet layers are described.
Such workers strike a knee kicker used to stretch the carpet with the suprapatellar area of their knees.
Jensen lk rytter s marott jl and bonde jp.
Morbidity from repetitive knee trauma in carpet and floor layers.
It is also called as carpet layer s knee or housemaid s knee.
The knee is tender to touch although the pain and swelling do not hamper motion of knee.