Return to work within 2 years of lumbar fusion: a prospective cohort study
In patients of working age, three-quarters of lumbar spine fusion patients returned to work within 2 years of surgery. Work absenteeism was higher in physically demanding occupations and only 60% of the patients with predominant leg pain returned to their physically heavy occupation in the first year following lumbar fusion.
Authors
- Leevi A. Toivonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-913X)
- Hannu Kautiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-0858)
- Marko H. Neva
- Jussi P. Repo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-5698)
- Arja Häkkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-1259)
- Jenna L. C. Laurén
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43751
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79