[Disability dynamics and specialized employment of osteoarthrosis deformans patients]

According to the data obtained during expert medical evaluation of the working capacity a considerable proportion among the examined accounts for patients with deforming osteoarthrosis (DOA), both primary and secondary. Despite the disease intensity and gravity of complications because of the development of compensatory processes most patients preserve work fitness for a long enough period of time, provided they are given proper work. To prevent the disease progress and grave disability, it is advisable that physicians engaged in the commissions for expert medical evaluation of the working capacity should prolong the time of temporary disability for more than 4 months, namely for the period of the development of compensation, provided the clinical and work fitness prognosis is favourable. Rehabilitation is also promoted by the use of concrete recommendations as to the specialized employment.