ArticleEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2023
The impact of shoulder pathologies on job discontinuation and return to work: a pilot ultrasonographic investigation.
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- Thermography at the Elbow Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison with Ultrasound-Detected Joint Inflammation Findings.Rheumatology and therapy · 2024Article
- Long head of biceps tendon transposition for massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of orthopedics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUltrasound imaging has emerged as one of the most useful tools for evaluating shoulder disorders. To date, the association between shoulder ultrasonography and a patient's work status has rarely been explored by antecedent studies.
aimThis study aimed to investigate the association between sonographically diagnosed shoulder pathologies and job discontinuation and return to work.
designA cross-sectional study.
settingOutpatient clinic in the university hospital. POPULATION: Fifty-nine patients who were older than 20 years of age and had worked in a full-time job within the past three years.
methodsAll participants underwent clinical evaluation using the visual analog scale (for pain), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and shoulder ultrasound examination. The work-related ergonomic risks, including dealing with heavy objects, repeated use and requiring forceful motion of the affected upper extremity, were assessed. The ultrasound-identified shoulder pathologies associated with job discontinuation, that is, sick leave due to painful shoulder for more than two consecutive months, were considered as the primary outcome. In the job discontinuation subgroup, we further investigated the association between return to work and the clinical/sonographic findings.
resultsUnivariate analysis revealed a positive association between job discontinuation and shoulder surgery or work types requiring forceful upper-limb movements. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that job discontinuation was positively associated with supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears (risk ratio, 8.80; 95% CI, 1.77-10.56; P=0.018). Of the patients who received shoulder surgery, 46.6% had recurrent rotator cuff tears. Return to work was likely to be related to pain scores during overhead activities and shoulder function impairment but not to sonographic findings.
conclusionsJob discontinuation is associated with shoulder surgery, work that necessitates forceful upper-extremity movements and supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears detected by ultrasound. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Sonographic findings should not be used as the only standard for evaluating the patient's work capability.
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