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ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume2024

Duration of sick leave after operated and non-operated distal radial fracture: a Finnish cohort study of 19,995 patients.

Maarit Ax, Vili Palola, Ville Ponkilainen, Antti P Launonen, Ville M Mattila

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Maarit AxFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-5115-7807
Vili PalolaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Ville PonkilainenFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Antti P LaunonenFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Ville M MattilaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether operative treatment for distal radial fracture reduces the length of sick leave and the costs of treatment. We identified 19,995 patients from a registry who received a state sick leave allowance between 2010 and 2019 owing to distal radial fractures. We compared these patients to a registry of operations and identified 4346 operated patients. Operated patients had a mean sick leave of 75 days, whereas non-operated patients had a sick leave of 63 days. In the operated group, the cost of sick leave was €7505 (UK£6419; US$8070), which was 34% higher than in the non-operated group. Over the analysed period, the duration of sick leave decreased. Although several studies have shown better early functional outcomes after operation, this does not seem to shorten sick leave.

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Radius FracturesSick LeaveAbsenteeismCohort StudiesFinlandHumansabsence from workabsenteeismDistal radius fracturenon-operative treatmentoperative treatmentreturn to work

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PMCPMC10882944

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