This is probably why hundreds of people who worked on the Brooklyn Bridge eventually became sick with caisson disease.

这可能就是数百名在布鲁克林大桥上工作的人最终患上沉箱病的原因。

The bends, also known as decompression sickness (DCS) or Caisson disease occurs when nitrogen bubbles form in the blood as a result of changes in pressure.

当压力变化导致血液中形成氮气气泡时，就会发生这种弯曲，也称为减压病 (DCS) 或沉箱病。