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[Translated article] Temporary work disability following trapezial resection and suspension arthroplasty for thumb
B Occhi Gómez1, M Galvan Ortiz de Urbina2, A López Ruiz de Salazar3
1Unidad de Mano, Servicio de Traumatología, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Mano, Servicio de Traumatología, Mutua Universal, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Madrid, Spain.
Purpose:
The aim of this study is to assess the time to return to work (TRW) in patients undergoing trapezial resection using the Mini TightRope® system at our centre and to investigate factors that might delay return to work following this surgery.
Material And Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent Trapezial resection and suspensionplasty using the Mini TightRope® system between 2015 and 2016, with a minimum one-year follow-up. Telephone interviews were conducted along with a review of medical records and radiology reports, as well as temporary work disability documents, collecting epidemiological and occupational data. Groups were compared based on age, gender, dominant hand, biomechanical occupational requirements of the patients, and whether they had experienced prior temporary work disability.
Results:
A total of 36 patients (29 women and 7 men) with an average age of 55.7 years were included. The median time to return to work was 126 days. Self-employed workers re-entered the workforce 72 days earlier on average; workers who had experienced prior temporary work disability had a greater total temporary work disability duration and took 91 days longer to return to work compared to those who had not.
Conclusions:
Patients employed by others and those who had experienced prior temporary work disability before the surgery had longer temporary work disability periods. In our study, no differences were observed based on gender, dominant hand, or biomechanical work demands of the intervened patients.
