Observational studyAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2016
Determinants of return to work 12 months after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Occupational advice to help people return to work following lower limb arthroplasty: the OPAL intervention mapping study.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
- Predictive factors for return to work after shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2026Article
- Return to Work Within 104 Weeks in Working-Age Patients Following Total Hip Arthroplasty.Cureus · 2026Article
- Does Knee Arthroplasty Have a Beneficial Effect on Return to Work in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis who Receive Long-Term Disability Benefits in the Netherlands?Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association of socioeconomic status on return to work following primary total hip arthroplasty: a Danish population-based cohort study on 9,431 patients from 2008-2018.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Article
- Return to Work after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: The First Polish Pilot Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Three out of four working-age patients have fulfilled expectations towards paid employment six months after total hip or knee arthroplasty: a multicentre cohort study.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Return to work following knee arthroplasty: a retrospective review in urban Asian population.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Psychosocial Working Conditions Play an Important Role in the Return-to-Work Process After Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Return to work of employees with low levels of education: The employers' role and perspective.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2022Article
- Overstretching Expectations May Endanger the Success of the "Millennium Surgery".Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Sickness absence and return to work among employees with knee osteoarthritis with and without total knee arthroplasty: a prospective register linkage study among Finnish public sector employees.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 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
- Prevention at work needed to curb the worldwide strong increase in knee replacement surgery for working-age osteoarthritis patients.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2020Article
- Development of an occupational advice intervention for patients undergoing elective hip and knee replacement: a Delphi study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Three Out of Ten Working Patients Expect No Clinical Improvement of Their Ability to Perform Work-Related Knee-Demanding Activities After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Abstract
Introduction A substantial number of patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) do not or only partially return to work. This study aimed to identify differences in determinants of return to work in THA and TKA. Methods We conducted a prospective, observational study of working patients aged <65 years undergoing THA or TKA for osteoarthritis. The primary outcome was full versus partial or no return to work 12 months postoperatively. Factors analysed included preoperative sociodemographic and work characteristics, alongside the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)/Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and Oxford Hip and Knee Scores. Results Of 67 THA and 56 TKA patients, 9 (13%) and 10 (19%), respectively, returned partially and 5 (7%) and 6 (11%), respectively, did not return to work 1 year postoperatively. Preoperative factors associated with partial or no return to work in THA patients were self-employment, absence from work and a better HOOS Activities of Daily Living (ADL) subscale score, whereas only work absence was relevant in TKA patients. Type of surgery modified the impact of ADL scores on return to work. Conclusions In both THA and TKA, absence from work affected return to work, whereas self-employment and better preoperative ADL subscale scores were also associated in THA patients. The impact of ADL scores on return to work was modified by type of surgery. These results suggest that strategies aiming to influence modifiable factors should consider THA and TKA separately.
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