TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors affecting return to work after surgical treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis
AU - van der Oest, Mark J.W.
AU - Teunissen, Joris S.
AU - the Hand-Wrist Study Group
AU - Poelstra, Ralph
AU - Feitz, Reinier
AU - Burdorf, Alex
AU - Selles, Ruud W.
AU - Blomme, Arjen
AU - Sluijter, Berbel
AU - Schouten, Corinne
AU - van der Avoort, Dirk Jan
AU - Walbeehm, Erik
AU - van Couwelaar, Gijs
AU - Vermeulen, Guus
AU - de Schipper, Hans
AU - Temming, Hans
AU - van Uchelen, Jeroen
AU - de Boer, Luitzen
AU - de Haas, Nicoline
AU - Zophel, Oliver
AU - Souer, Sebastiaan
AU - Hovius, Steven
AU - Moojen, Thybout
AU - Smit, Xander
AU - van Huis, Rob
AU - Pennehouat, Pierre Yves
AU - Schoneveld, Karin
AU - van Kooij, Yara
AU - Zagt, Paul
AU - van Ewijk, Folkert
AU - Moussault, Frederik
AU - van Houwelingen, Rik
AU - Veltkamp, Joris
AU - Fink, Alexandra
AU - Tsehaie, Jonathan
AU - Dekker, Jak
AU - ter Stege, Marloes
AU - Hoogendam, Lisa
AU - Andrinopoulou, Elrozy
N1 - Funding Information:
The Hand-Wrist Study Group non-author collaborators: Arjen Blomme, Berbel Sluijter, Corinne Schouten, Dirk-Jan van der Avoort, Erik Walbeehm, Gijs van Couwelaar, Guus Vermeulen, Hans de Schipper, Hans Temming, Jeroen van Uchelen, Luitzen de Boer, Nicoline de Haas, Oliver Z?phel, Sebastiaan Souer, Steven Hovius, Thybout Moojen, Xander Smit, Rob van Huis, Pierre-Yves Pennehouat, Karin Schoneveld, Yara van Kooij, Paul Zagt, Folkert van Ewijk, Frederik Moussault, Rik van Houwelingen, Joris Veltkamp, Alexandra Fink, Jonathan Tsehaie, Jak Dekker, Marloes ter Stege, Lisa Hoogendam, Elrozy Andrinopoulou. The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - This study aimed to identify factors contributing to the timing of return to work after surgical treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis and to calculate the costs of lost productivity. We included 627 patients with paid employment who underwent trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition. Time to return to work was measured through filling online questionnaires and analysed using survival analysis at 6 weeks and 3, 6 and 12 months after the surgery. Patients also filled in the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire. Costs of lost productivity were calculated using the human capital method. After 1 year, 78% of the patients returned to work. The median time to return to work was 12 weeks. Factors that significantly affected the time to return to work were occupational intensity (light, moderate or heavy physical labour), whether the dominant hand was treated and the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire work score and hand function score of the unoperated side at baseline. The costs of lost productivity were estimated at €11,000 on the patient level, resulting in €16.8 million on the Dutch population level per year. Level of evidence: II
AB - This study aimed to identify factors contributing to the timing of return to work after surgical treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis and to calculate the costs of lost productivity. We included 627 patients with paid employment who underwent trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition. Time to return to work was measured through filling online questionnaires and analysed using survival analysis at 6 weeks and 3, 6 and 12 months after the surgery. Patients also filled in the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire. Costs of lost productivity were calculated using the human capital method. After 1 year, 78% of the patients returned to work. The median time to return to work was 12 weeks. Factors that significantly affected the time to return to work were occupational intensity (light, moderate or heavy physical labour), whether the dominant hand was treated and the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire work score and hand function score of the unoperated side at baseline. The costs of lost productivity were estimated at €11,000 on the patient level, resulting in €16.8 million on the Dutch population level per year. Level of evidence: II
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U2 - 10.1177/1753193420978631
DO - 10.1177/1753193420978631
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097390386
SN - 1753-1934
VL - 46
SP - 979
EP - 984
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
IS - 9
ER -