Differences in the Incidence of Symptomatic Cervical and Lumbar Disc Herniation According to Age, Sex and National Health Insurance Eligibility: A Pilot Study on the Disease’s Association with Work

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 15; no. 10; p. 2094
• Main Authors: Kim, Young-Ki, Kang, Dongmug, Lee, Ilho, Kim, Se-Yeong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 25.09.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Eligibility Determination - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - epidemiology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - pathology; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - epidemiology; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; National Health Programs - statistics & numerical data; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - pathology; Pilot Projects; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Young Adult; Republic of Korea; insurance eligibility; disc herniation; age; sex

The aim of this research was to identify the differences in the incidence of symptomatic cervical and lumbar disc herniation according to age, sex, and national health insurance eligibility. We evaluated the hospital documents of patients who received medical treatment for symptomatic cervical and l...