Return to Work after Upper or Lower Extremity Long Bone Fractures: Social Factors in a Japanese Multicenter Cohort Study
Approximately 10% of patients with fractures did not resume work within 2 years following injury. This analysis points to social factors as a risk for delaying early RTW and has implications for interventions at the policy level.
Authors
- Takashi Maehara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7877-2161)
- Yoshiaki Sasashige
- Shingo Nobuta
- Hiroyuki Oka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-4875)
- Akiro Higashikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8048-5893)
- Koichi Inokuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8925-774X)
- Keisuke Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-5811)
- Hiroaki Konishi
- Yoshimasa Tomita
- Yoji Mikami
- Fumitake Nakajima
Institutions
- Teikyo University Hospital (JP)
- Yokohama Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Chugoku Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Chiba Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Rosai Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMA Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31662/jmaj.2024-0157
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01