1 symptoms of the condition are swelling of the knee.
Carpet layers knee problems.
This condition can develop either due to pressure or a direct injury to 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.
Carpet layers spend approximately 75 percent of their workday kneeling according to niosh estimates putting a significant amount of pressure on their knees.
Jensen lk rytter s marott jl and bonde jp.
Prepatellar bursitis is an inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee.
Knee problems among carpet layers are described.
Trauma to the knee can be acute or chronic.
Morbidity from repetitive knee trauma in carpet and floor layers.
A cross sectional study of a historical cohort.
It is also called as carpet layer s knee or housemaid s knee.
Such workers strike a knee kicker used to stretch the carpet with the suprapatellar area of their knees.
The knee is tender to touch although the pain and swelling do not hamper motion of knee.
It is suggested that these entities resemble housemaid s knee.
Compared with workers who rarely kneel niosh found that carpet layers have high frequencies of bursitis of the knee fluid buildup requiring knee aspirations skin infections of the knee and a variety of other knee disorders.
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.