scholarly journals Factors Affecting Return to Work in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (0) ◽  
pp. n/a
Author(s):  
Takaki Imai ◽  
Masafumi Gotoh ◽  
Keita Hagie ◽  
Keiji Fukuda ◽  
Misa Ogino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff ◽  
Cuff Repair

scholarly journals Factors affecting return to work following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A retrospective observational study in an occupational medicine clinic and single-surgeon practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ijaz Khan ◽  
Manaal Fatima ◽  
Corey Scholes ◽  
Vikram Kandhari ◽  
K.M. Ponnanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Cuff Repair

Background: Return to work (RTW) following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (aRCR) within New South Wales (NSW), Australia, under compensable schemes has not been reported. Aims: Determine factors affecting RTW status and time in patients treated with aRCR under state-based compensation schemes, compared to those outside such schemes. Methods: Patients undergoing aRCR by one surgeon with minimum 1-year follow-up were grouped into those under (CP) or outside (non-CP) workers or vehicle accident compensation schemes, matched by age and gender. RTW status and time were assessed using chi-square analysis and multivariable linear regression. Results: Of 1054 available patients, 90 CP patients were identified with 29 consented and matched to non-CP (N=29). A higher proportion of CP patients (17.2 vs 0%, P<0.001) never returned to work and a lower proportion resumed pre-injury duties at first RTW (3 vs 52%, P<0.01). Median time to first RTW did not differ between CP and non-CP groups (5.1 vs 4.4, P=0.86). Smoking (P=0.007) and post-injury activity level (P=0.004) were significantly associated with longer time to first RTW, whereas compensation status was not. Conclusions: CP patients undergoing aRCR in NSW are at risk of not returning to work. For those that return, there is no significant difference compared to non-CP in time to first RTW. Particularly, patient and management factors associated with extended time to first RTW have been identified. Interventions aimed at modifiable factors such as smoking cessation and increasing preoperative activity may improve future outcomes.

Factors Affecting the Cost and Profitability of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vani J. Sabesan ◽  
Rajin Shahriar ◽  
Kiran Chatha ◽  
Danielle L. Malone ◽  
Alexandria Sherwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cuff Repair

Return to work after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a worker’s compensation population

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
William S Rhode
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Frozen Shoulder ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Worker's Compensation ◽  
Worker’S Compensation ◽  
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff ◽  
Cuff Repair

By focusing on arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a worker’s compensation patient population that are without personal injuries, previous ipsi-lateral shoulder injury, any concomitant pathologies or being federal employees, the rate of return-to-work (RTW) can be better isolated as an outcome of the surgery. RTW rate for a consecutive 50 patient cohort was 98% with 58% achieving full duty. A single patient with a frozen shoulder was unable to return to work at any level. These RTW rates contrast with several previous studies that reported significantly lower RTW rates for workers with compensation than workers without compensation. All but three patients improved their UCLA scores after the repair.

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