The functional capacity of healthcare workers with history of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) complicated with avascular necrosis--case report

• Published in: Work (Reading, Mass.) Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 17
• Main Authors: Law, Rainbow K Y, Lee, Edwin W C, Poon, Priscilla Y H, Lau, Terrence C H, Kwok, Kelvin M L, Chan, Andy C M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2008
• Subjects: Adult; Comorbidity; Female; Health Personnel; Hip Joint - physiopathology; Hong Kong; Humans; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Organizational Case Studies; Osteonecrosis - physiopathology; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - physiopathology; Shoulder Joint - physiopathology; Work Capacity Evaluation; Hong Kong

Two years after the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, 128 healthcare workers continued to present with musculoskeletal complaints and 38 workers were diagnosed with avascular necrosis (AVN) in different joints. 13 healthcare workers were referred to six designated Physiotherapy Departments of the Hospital...