Sickness absence and return to work among employees with knee osteoarthritis with and without total knee arthroplasty: a prospective register linkage study among Finnish public sector employees

• Main Authors: Leena Kaila-Kangas (Author), Päivi Leino-Arjas (Author), Aki Koskinen (Author), Esa-Pekka Takala (Author), Tuula Oksanen (Author), Jenni Ervasti (Author), Johanna Kausto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine duration of sickness absence due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) and sustained return to work (RTW) among municipal employees, who had at least one compensated sickness absence period due to knee OA. The contribution of sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes an...