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Seventy-one THA and 64 TKA patients had a paid job preoperatively. The employment rates 1 year postoperatively were 64 patients (90%) after THA and 53 patients (83%) after TKA. Of those who returned to work, 9/16 (14%) of THA patients and 10/53 (19%) of TKA patients worked less hours than preoperatively (mean decrease 16 (SD 11.5) and 14 (SD 13.0) hours, respectively).The mean time to return to work was 12.5 (SD 7.6) and 12.9 (SD 8.0) weeks in THA and TKA, respectively.
In conclusion, the majority of working patients who underwent THA or TKA returned to work, after approximately 12 weeks. A considerable proportion of the patients returning to work worked less hours than preoperatively. More research into patients who do not return or decrease their working hours is needed.
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