Pierre Martinot, Julien Dartus, Sophie Putman, Julien Girard
INTRODUCTION: Hip arthroplasty is being performed in ever-younger patients, for whom return to work is a major issue. Type of job, type of implant and comorbidities all affect outcome. Heavy manual work is harder to resume after hip replacement, and reclassification or cessation of activity may ensue. This, however, is little dealt with in the literature, although its consequences are both psychologically and financially critical. The aim of the present study was to perform a retrospective analysis of return to work after hip resurfacing (HR)...
November 12, 2020: Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Surgery & Research: OTSR