Return to work after total hip and knee arthroplasty: results from a clinical study

C Tilbury, C S Leichtenberg, R L Tordoir, M J Holtslag, S H M Verdegaal, H M Kroon, R G H H Nelissen, T P M Vliet Vlieland, C Tilbury, C S Leichtenberg, R L Tordoir, M J Holtslag, S H M Verdegaal, H M Kroon, R G H H Nelissen, T P M Vliet Vlieland

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure return to work and duration until return to work in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA). This prospective study included patients under 65 years of age, undergoing THA or TKA, who provided information on their work status preoperatively (paid work yes/no and working hours) and 1 year thereafter (paid work yes/no, working hours and time until return to work). Seventy-one THA and 64 TKA patients had a paid job preoperatively. The employment rates 1 year postoperatively were 64/71 (90 %) after THA and 53/64 (83 %) after TKA. Of those who returned to work, 9/64 (14 %) of THA patients and 10/53 (19 %) of TKA patients worked less hours than preoperatively [mean decrease of 16 (SD 11.5) and 14 (SD 13.0) hours, respectively]. The mean time to return to work was 12.5 (SD 7.6) and 12.9 (SD 8.0) weeks in THA and TKA, respectively. The majority of working patients who underwent THA or TKA returned to work, after approximately 12 weeks. A considerable proportion of the patients returning to work worked less hours than preoperatively. More research into patients who do not return or decrease their working hours is needed.

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Employment; Sick leave; Total hip; Total knee; Work.

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Flow of patients participating in a cohort study on outcomes of total hip and total knee arthroplasty

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