Lost Wages Secondary to Ankle Arthritis in Patients Undergoing Ankle Fusion or Replacement:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

AlastairYounger¹ 

关键词: ankle arthritis ankle fusion total ankle replacement total ankle arthroplasty lost wages;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011417S000422

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Ankle ArthritisIntroduction/Purpose:Wait lists for consultation and surgery for ankle arthritis are often over three years in our Province. While waiting for surgery patients may become unemployed and lose income. Earlier consultation and earlier treatment may allow these patients to return to work. The purpose of this paper is to calculate the lost wages annually and over the remaining working lifetime of a cohort of patients, and use this to extrapolate the lost wages for patients undergoing ankle arthritis surgery in the Province of British Columbia.Methods:Using data from an ankle outcome database, patients under the age of 60 were studied. Employment was recorded at the time of surgery, at 2 years, and an average 6.7 years follow up. Using the MODEMS instrument, patients self classified as (1) working, (2) on leave of absence, (3) unemployed, (4) homemaker, (5) student, (6) Retired (not due to ill health), (7) disabled or retired due to ill health. Items 2,3,7 were considered unemployed and ...

【 授权许可】

CC BY