ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2016; 98: 387–395 doi 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0158
Determinants of return to work 12 months after total hip and knee arthroplasty CS Leichtenberg1, C Tilbury1, PPFM Kuijer2, SHM Verdegaal3, R Wolterbeek1, RGHH Nelissen1, MHW Frings-Dresen2, TPM Vliet Vlieland1,4,5 1
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3 Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands 4 Sophia Rehabilitation Center, the Hague, the Netherlands 5 Rijnlands Rehabilitation Center, Leiden, the Netherlands 2
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
A substantial number of patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) do not or only partially return to work. This study aimed to identify differences in determinants of return to work in THA and TKA. METHODS We conducted a prospective, observational study of working patients aged 65 years: N=212
Age < 65 years N=131
Missing data baseline N=9
Age
Determinants of return to work 12 months after total hip and knee arthroplasty CS Leichtenberg1, C Tilbury1, PPFM Kuijer2, SHM Verdegaal3, R Wolterbeek1, RGHH Nelissen1, MHW Frings-Dresen2, TPM Vliet Vlieland1,4,5 1
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3 Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands 4 Sophia Rehabilitation Center, the Hague, the Netherlands 5 Rijnlands Rehabilitation Center, Leiden, the Netherlands 2
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
A substantial number of patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) do not or only partially return to work. This study aimed to identify differences in determinants of return to work in THA and TKA. METHODS We conducted a prospective, observational study of working patients aged 65 years: N=212
Age < 65 years N=131
Missing data baseline N=9
Age
