Cost of sick leave for total hip replacement.
Totally, 42/92 nonretired patients between 50 and 59 years of age were on sick leave for more than 6 months before total hip replacement for primary arthrosis. Reductions of these periods of sick leave to 6 months each would have meant a productive gain to society of 41,000-653,000 Swedish kronor per patient. The range in the estimate is due to the degree of causal relationship between preoperative and postoperative sick leave/early retirement.
D000041:Absenteeism; D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012179:Retirement; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors