Return to work after lumbar disc herniation surgery: an occupational cohort study

• Published in: Acta orthopaedica Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 638 - 643
• Main Authors: Laasik, Raul, Lankinen, Petteri, Kivimäki, Mika, Neva, Marko H, Aalto, Ville, Oksanen, Tuula, Vahtera, Jussi, Mäkelä, Keijo T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.12.2021; Medical Journals Sweden
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Finland; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Return to Work; Risk Factors; Young Adult; Finland

Background and purpose - Lumbar disc herniation is a common surgically treated condition in the working-age population. We assessed health-related risk factors for return to work (RTW) after excision of lumbar disc herniation. Previous studies on the subject have had partly contradictory findings. P...