[The clinical aspects of vibration disease in miners of the Karaganda coal basin].

Abstract

Studies of 242 patients showed that vibration disease in miners depends on age, length of service and occupation. Initial forms of disease predominate, they are characterized by monosyndromal clinical manifestations and slowly progressing course. Additional informative methods are suggested to diagnose the distal neurovascular lesions caused by vibration disease in miners. Marked clinical signs evidence the severity of changes. The therapeutic effect depends on the age of disease and clinical manifestations.