RT Journal Article
T1 A review of the injuries caused by occupational footwear
A1 Pereira Barriga, María Celeste
A1 Borrero Hernández, Josefa
A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Allande Cussó, Regina
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB Background: Occupational footwear is intended to provide protection against the risks associated with work activities. The choice of footwear is complex due to the welfare, health and safety conditions of workers.Aims: To identify the injuries and problems caused by occupational footwear through a systematic review of the existing literature.Methods: A literature search was carried out in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Dialnet Plus, Pubmed, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases over the period 2000-23, following the PRISMA Declaration guidelines.Results: A total of 27 studies were included in the review. The results indicated that there is a wide variety of injuries caused by occupational footwear: from dermal injuries (e.g. calluses) and injuries to the nail apparatus to inflammatory pathologies such as plantar fasciitis or bursitis. In addition, inappropriate footwear can cause pain in the ankle and foot, knees, hips and lower back. Other results include the discomfort derived from the footwear itself.Conclusions: Inappropriate footwear can cause injuries to the foot and other related bone structures. Further studies are needed on the detection of foot injuries caused by occupational footwear and the levels of action at this level to improve the worker's health, the adaptability of the footwear to the wearer, and the worker's comfort and adherence to the footwear.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 0962-7480
SN 1471-8405 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23538
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23538
LA eng
NO Pereira-Barriga, M. C., Borrero-Hernández, J. M., García-Iglesias, J. J., López-López, D., Ruiz-Frutos, C., Allande-Cussó, R., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2024). A review of the injuries caused by occupational footwear. In Occupational Medicine. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae003
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026