Research Project Summary

Year Funded: 2010 Budget: $197,250 Funding Agency: Workers’ Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB)
Title: Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement in Working Individuals
Category: Occupational Disease, Injury and Health Services
Subcategory: Occupational Health Services
Keywords: Total knee replacement, return to work, surgery, disability management, osteoarthritis
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Issue:

With improvements in the design of total knee replacement (TKR), knee survey has expanded to include younger patients for whom return to work is an important surgical outcome.

Objectives:

To investigate the effect of TKR on an individual’s ability to return to work

Anticipated Results:

The findings will enhance decision making around modified work, resumption of employment and employment expectations in patients with arthritis of the knee.

Investigators:

Dr. Eric Bohm (Concordia Joint Replacement Group)