Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement

Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement

The length of time to return to work after Total Knee Replacement is often treated as a monolithic entity.  Figures produced under such an assumption are interesting but have little practical value in individual cases. Numerous factors most of which are not under medical control are involved.  What...

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Main Author: Hugh Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2017-07-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
Subjects:
Total Knee Replacement
return to work
employment influence
timing of total knee replacement
Online Access:https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/184
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spelling doaj-b19507f7c4fa4bd7bf49c2db21b3288f2020-11-24T22:30:23ZengJoint Implant Surgery & Research FoundationReconstructive Review2331-22622331-22702017-07-017210.15438/rr.7.2.184160Return to Work Following Total Knee ReplacementHugh Cameron0Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 43 Wellesley St. East Toronto, ON Canada M4Y 1H1The length of time to return to work after Total Knee Replacement is often treated as a monolithic entity.  Figures produced under such an assumption are interesting but have little practical value in individual cases. Numerous factors most of which are not under medical control are involved.  What is clear however is that the timing of surgery is of considerable importance in a job specific situation and this is under medical control.https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/184Total Knee Replacementreturn to workemployment influencetiming of total knee replacement
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Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
Reconstructive Review
Total Knee Replacement
return to work
employment influence
timing of total knee replacement
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title Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
title_short Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
title_full Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
title_fullStr Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
title_full_unstemmed Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement
title_sort return to work following total knee replacement
publisher Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation
series Reconstructive Review
issn 2331-2262
2331-2270
publishDate 2017-07-01
description The length of time to return to work after Total Knee Replacement is often treated as a monolithic entity.  Figures produced under such an assumption are interesting but have little practical value in individual cases. Numerous factors most of which are not under medical control are involved.  What is clear however is that the timing of surgery is of considerable importance in a job specific situation and this is under medical control.
topic Total Knee Replacement
return to work
employment influence
timing of total knee replacement
url https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/184
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