Are patient-related pre-operative factors influencing return to work after total knee arthroplasty
Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of disability in working-age patients. The total number of working-age patients undergoing total-knee arthroplasty (TKA) is continuously increasing. The purpose of this study was to identify predictive factors related to general health, health risk behaviors and socioeconomic status influencing the rate of return to work after a TKA.
Source: The Knee - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Petteri Lankinen, Raul Laasik, Mika Kivim äki, Ville Aalto, Mikhail Saltychev, Jussi Vahtera, Keijo Mäkelä Source Type: research