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Total Knee Arthroplasty and the Unforeseen Impact on Return to Work: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Survey
- Source :
- Journal of arthroplasty, 29(6), 1163-1168. Churchill Livingstone
- Publisher :
- Elsevier Inc.
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Abstract
- The number of patients receiving a TKA during working life is increasing but little is known about the impact of TKA on patients' reintegration into the workplace. In this cross-sectional survey it was found that 173 of 480 responders worked within 2 years prior to surgery. Sixty-three percent of the working patients stopped within two weeks prior to surgery and 102 patients returned within 6 months. One third never returned to work. Activities that most improved were operating foot pedals, operating vehicles, standing and walking on level terrain. Activities that least improved were kneeling, crouching and clambering. Fifty patients scored 5 or less on the Work Ability Index. Thirty patients were dissatisfied. TKA significantly, but unequally, reduces difficulties in carrying out knee-burdening work activities. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
- Subjects :
- Employment
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Work activity
Total knee arthroplasty
Work ability index
physical work demands
Return to work
work ability
Return to Work
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Cost of Illness
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
WORQ
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Aged
Working life
business.industry
Arthritis
Kneeling
Recovery of Function
Middle Aged
return to work (RTW)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Patient Satisfaction
total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
Multicenter survey
Physical therapy
Female
business
human activities
Foot (unit)
patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08835403
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....210838228b251b4d04b54f1d223a15e6
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2014.01.004