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ArticleMilitary medicine2024

Returning to Work After Traumatic Spine Fractures: Current Status in a Military Hospital.

Abdulrahman Yousef Alhabeeb, Faisal Konbaz, Sami Aleissa, Ghada S Alhamed, Thamer S Alhowaish, Moustafa S Alhamadh, Emad Masuadi, Majed Abalkhail, Fahad AlHelal, Anouar Bourghli

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Abdulrahman Yousef AlhabeebCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0410-9180
Faisal KonbazDepartment of Spine Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Sami AleissaDepartment of orthopedic surgery, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Ghada S AlhamedDepartment of orthopedic surgery, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Thamer S AlhowaishCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Moustafa S AlhamadhCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Emad MasuadiCollege of Medicine and Health science, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates.
Majed AbalkhailDepartment of orthopedic surgery, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad AlHelalDepartment of orthopedic surgery, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Anouar BourghliDepartment of Spine Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.

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introductionThe consequences of traumatic spine fracture (TSF) are complex and have a major burden on patients' social life and financial status. In this study, we aimed to investigate the return to work (RTW) after surgically treated TSFs, develop eventual predictors of delayed or failure to RTW, and assess narcotics use following such injuries.

methodsThis was a single-center retrospective cohort study that was performed in a tertiary care center. TSF patients who required surgical intervention from 2016 to 2021 were enrolled. Demographic, operative, and complication data, as well as narcotics use, were recorded. RTW was modeled using multivariate logistic regression analysis.

resultsWithin the 173 patients with TSF, male patients accounted for 82.7%, and motor vehicle accidents were the most common mechanism of injury (80.2%). Neurologically intact patients represented 59%. Only 38.15% returned to work after their injury. Majority of the patients didn't use narcotics more than 1 week after discharge (93.1%). High surgical blood loss, operation time, and hospital length of stay were significantly associated with not returning to work. In multivariant regression analysis, every increase of 100 ml of surgical blood loss was found to decrease the chance of RTW by 25% (P = 0.04). Furthermore, every increase of one hour in operation time decreases the chance of RTW by 31% (P = 0.03).

conclusionRTW is an important aspect that needs to be taken into consideration by health care providers. We found that age and high surgery time, blood loss, and hospital stay are significantly impacting patients' RTW after operated TSF.

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Hospitals, MilitaryReturn to WorkSpinal FracturesAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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