Determinants of return to work 12 months after total hip and knee arthroplasty.

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. PMID: 27138849 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - May 2, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Leichtenberg CS, Tilbury C, Kuijer P, Verdegaal S, Wolterbeek R, Nelissen R, Frings-Dresen M, Vliet Vlieland T Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research