Return to Work After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Prospective Data From a Swedish Nationwide Cohort of 789 Patients
75% of the patients surgically treated for DCM returned to work within 1 year. Higher age, physically demanding work, higher Neck Disability Index Score, and full-time sickness benefits were all associated with a decreased likelihood of RTW. Recognizing these risk factors can help identify patients who may benefit from additional physical therapy, behavioral interventions, counseling, or work-place adjustments to support RTW.
Authors
- Victor E. Staartjes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-2098)
- Erik Edström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-1169)
- Mateo Tomas Fariña Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6427-5407)
- Magnus Gustafsson
- Victor Gabriel El-Hajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-761X)
- Adrian Elmi‐Terander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-6136)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Schulthess-Klinik (CH)
- Öhlins (Sweden) (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003822
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01