title: [Postoperative work incapacity, type of work resumed and residual pain following surgical treatment of lumbar herniated disk: prognostic factors].
abstract: The outcome in 258 patients 3 to 4 years after operation for lumbar disc herniation was studied. The median duration of postoperative work incapacity was 3.5 months; 202 (78%) patients resumed full time work in their previous job; 16 (6%) did not resume work due to lumbar pathology; 193 (75%) were free of pain. Predictive factors for a good professional outcome were a preoperative work incapacity inferior to 4 weeks and, for men only, operation at the L5-S1 level and the absence of daily lifting of heavy weights.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
vernacular_title: Incapacité de travail postopératoire, type de travail repris et douleurs résiduelles après traitement chirurigical de hernie discale lombaire: facteurs pronostiques.