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ArticleInternational journal of industrial ergonomics2019

Are knee savers and knee pads a viable intervention to reduce lower extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk in residential roofers?

Scott P Breloff, Amrita Dutta, Erik W Sinsel, Robert E Carey, Christopher M Warren, Fei Dai, Shawn Ning, John Z Wu

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Article in International journal of industrial ergonomics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Scott P BreloffNational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505.
Amrita DuttaWest Virginia University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Morgantown, WV 26506.
Erik W SinselNational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505.
Robert E CareyNational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505.
Christopher M WarrenNational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505.
Fei DaiWest Virginia University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Morgantown, WV 26506.
Shawn NingWest Virginia University, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Morgantown, WV 26506.
John Z WuNational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USWest Virginia University · USNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One factor commonly associated with musculoskeletal disorder risk is extreme postures. To lessen this risk, individuals must be in an as neutral posture as possible while working. We analyzed how the inclusion of different combinations of two interventions-knee pads and knee savers-can alter lower extremity kinematics during deep or near full flexion kneeling occurs while on different sloped surfaces. Nine male subjects were requested to keep a typical resting posture while kneeling on sloped roofing simulator. We observed that the introduction of a wearable third party device considerably altered lower extremity full flexion kneeling kinematics compared to level deep kneeling. This study provided a sound base for the use of third party devices to reduce musculoskeletal disorder risk on a sloped surface, however further testing with other musculoskeletal disorder risk factors is needed prior to conclusive recommendation.

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Musculoskeletal disordersResidential roofersSloped surface

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PMID32327865
PMCPMC7179875
OpenAlexW2986775312

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