Return to work after primary total hip arthroplasty: a nationwide cohort study

Background and purpose — While the number of working-age patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasing, the effect of the surgery on patients’ return to work (RTW) is not thoroughly studied. We aimed to identify risk factors of RTW after THA among factors related to demographic vari...

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Main Authors: Raul Laasik, Petteri Lankinen, Mika Kivimäki, Ville Aalto, Mikhail Saltychev, Keijo Mäkelä, Jussi Vahtera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1591081