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Table 2: continued Total Hip Arthroplasty
Visuri et al. (17)
Working/disabled/age pension Receiving a pension, main reason for retirement, ability to perform gainful work before and after surgery despite the old age pension
Working/disabled/age pension
Total sample: 112 working, 152 disabled, 266 age pension 83 Primary coxarthrosis working-age patients at operation: 39 working, 14 disabled, 30 age pension
After 4.2 years:
Total sample: 59 working, 119 disabled, 352 age pension
83 Primary coxarthrosis working-age patients at operation: 23 working, 25 disabled, 35 age pension
Not measured
Suarez et al. (10)
Working yes/no
Return to work (yes/no)
747 employed 100% (Only employed patients were included)
After 6-7 weeks: 25% returned to work
Not measured Not measured
Weingarten et al. (6)
Heavy/Moderate/Light work Employed (yes/no)
Return to work within 30 days of admission
THA:
Baseline period: 53 employed (24%)
Feedback intervention period: 115 employed (48%)
THA:
Baseline period: 89% return to work > 30 days
Feedback intervention period : 83% return to work > 30 days
Sarkar et al. (13)
Unknown
a. Returned to original jobs,
b. Different employment, c. unemployment benefits, d. not fit for work declared by medical expertise and living on insurance payments, e. old age pension
Not measured
professional status at follow- up available for 33/37 patients on
7/33 (21%) returned to original jobs; 7/33 (21%) different employment,; 3/33 (9%) unemployment benefits; 8/33 (24%) not fit for work declared by medical expertise and living on insurance payments,
8/33 (24%) old age pension
Not measured
Berger et al. (18)
working (yes/no
working (yes/no)
78/100
Unknown
8 days (range 1-20 days)
Definition of work status pre-operatively
Definition of work status postoperatively
Work situation prior to surgery
Work situation after surgery
Time to return to work