HIP osteoarthritis and work
HIP osteoarthritis and work
Epidemiological evidence points strongly to a hazard of hip osteoarthritis from heavy manual work. Harmful exposures may be reduced by the elimination or redesign of processes and the use of mechanical aids. Reducing obesity might help to protect workers whose need to perform heavy lifting cannot be eliminated. Particularly high relative risks have been reported in farmers, and hip osteoarthritis is a prescribed occupational disease in the UK for long-term employees in agriculture. Even where it is not attributable to employment, hip osteoarthritis impacts importantly on the capacity to work. Factors that may influence work participation include the severity of disease, the physical demands of the job, age and the size of the employer. Published research does not provide a strong guide to the timing of return to work following hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, and it is unclear whether patients should avoid heavy manual tasks in their future employment.
hip, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, occupation, lifting, manual handling, compensation
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Harris, E.C.
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Coggon, D.
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June 2015
Harris, E.C.
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Coggon, D.
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Harris, E.C. and Coggon, D.
(2015)
HIP osteoarthritis and work.
[in special issue: Occupation and Musculoskeletal Disorders]
Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 29 (3), .
(doi:10.1016/j.berh.2015.04.015).
(PMID:26612242)
Abstract
Epidemiological evidence points strongly to a hazard of hip osteoarthritis from heavy manual work. Harmful exposures may be reduced by the elimination or redesign of processes and the use of mechanical aids. Reducing obesity might help to protect workers whose need to perform heavy lifting cannot be eliminated. Particularly high relative risks have been reported in farmers, and hip osteoarthritis is a prescribed occupational disease in the UK for long-term employees in agriculture. Even where it is not attributable to employment, hip osteoarthritis impacts importantly on the capacity to work. Factors that may influence work participation include the severity of disease, the physical demands of the job, age and the size of the employer. Published research does not provide a strong guide to the timing of return to work following hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, and it is unclear whether patients should avoid heavy manual tasks in their future employment.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 10 June 2015
Published date: June 2015
Keywords:
hip, osteoarthritis, arthroplasty, occupation, lifting, manual handling, compensation
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MRC Life-Course Epidemiology Unit
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385182
ISSN: 1521-6942
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