ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
Understanding the patient-reported factors determining time taken to return to work after hip and knee arthroplasty.
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- Return to work following primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Total Hip Arthroplasty on Sports and Work Participation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic literature review of time to return to work and narcotic use after lumbar spinal fusion using minimal invasive and open surgery techniques.BMC health services research · 2017Pooled it
- Occupational advice to help people return to work following lower limb arthroplasty: the OPAL intervention mapping study.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
- Return to work following total hip arthroplasty: a Japanese retrospective cohort study highlighting the impact on satisfaction and life purpose.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2025Article
- Return on Investment of the Back At Work After Surgery (BAAS) Care Pathway Compared to Care-as-Usual in Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- The Effectiveness of the Back At work After Surgery (BAAS) Work-Integrated Care Pathway on Return to Work for Patients Receiving Knee Arthroplasty: A Study of Three Comparative Cohorts in the Netherlands.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Psychosocial Working Conditions Play an Important Role in the Return-to-Work Process After Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Overstretching Expectations May Endanger the Success of the "Millennium Surgery".Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Presenteeism and Absenteeism Before and After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.The Journal of arthroplasty · 2021Article
- Short-stem total hip arthroplasty is not associated with an earlier return to work compared to a straight-stem design.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Comparing the Fiscal Consequences of Controlled and Uncontrolled Osteoarthritis Pain Applying a UK Public Economic Perspective.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2021Article
- Patients return to work sooner after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty than after total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Return to work after primary total hip arthroplasty: a nationwide cohort study.Acta orthopaedica · 2019Article
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- Getting back in the game after humeral head resurfacing.Journal of orthopaedics · 2018Article
- Return to sports and work after partial shoulder replacement surgery.Der Orthopade · 2017Article
- Sick leave in Sweden before and after total joint replacement in hip and knee osteoarthritis patients.Acta orthopaedica · 2017Observational
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Abstract
purposeThe key factors underscoring safe and early return to work after hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasty are poorly defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of patient-reported variables upon time taken to return to work after THA or TKA in a working population.
methodsQuestionnaires asking about employment history, education, general health and experiences of returning to work after THA and TKA were administered by post and at outpatients' clinic.
resultsOne hundred and two from 272 eligible patients, of whom 52 had undergone THA and 50 TKA, were recruited sequentially. In total, 83 patients were employed pre-operatively and 80 returned to work at median 12 (2-64) weeks. Those in more manual occupations (p = 0.001) without pre-operative sick leave due to their hip or knee arthritis (p = 0.016) and a higher level of qualification (p = 0.041) returned to employment significantly quicker than the rest of the cohort. THA patients report a greater improvement in terms of performance at work (63 vs 44 %, p = 0.007) and job prospects (50 vs 36 %, p = 0.046) as compared with patients after TKA.
conclusionsPatients with pre-operative sick leave, basic or no qualifications and more physically demanding occupations take longer to return to work. Operating patients before their arthritis forces them to become unemployed would improve their chances to return to work. Hip arthroplasty patients have a greater perceived benefit in terms of performance at work and job prospect. A more tailored return to work time predictions to allow a faster return to work and avoid frustration. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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