No association between preoperative physical activity level and time to return to work in patients after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study.

PURPOSE:It is important for patients of working age to resume work after total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA). A higher preoperative level of physical activity is presumed to lead to a better or faster recovery. Aim is to examine the association between preoperative physical activity (PA) level...

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Main Authors: Anton R Boersma, Sandra Brouwer, Wendy Koolhaas, Reinoud W Brouwer, Wierd P Zijlstra, Jan van Beveren, Martin Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221932