title: [Temporary disability in operated spine patients. Preliminary report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The spinal injuries in workers have become a large scale health problem. The purpose of this study is to review the differences in the spine pathologies from incapacity to work, as well as factors that could alter the recovery time and the possibility of returning the patient to work.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistical preliminary review study in 37 patients enrolled in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, workers, undertaken to spinal pathology surgery, comparing days of incapacity with proposed internationally, as well as his return to work.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show that 37% of the patients studied are still active in the social security, 2 years after surgery. The days of disability generated by the pathology in this study group (212.3 days) are significantly higher than what is set on the Medical Disability Advisor (56 days, almost 4 times more).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study shows the need to develop the same analysis in other hospitals, comparing the proportion of cases that return to the work and total disability times for diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de Salud en el Trabajo, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico, DF, Mexico. rafael.rodriguezca@imss.gob.mx.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Cabrera
authors.affiliation: Área de Reincorporación Laboral, Coordinación de Salud en el Trabajo,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz-García
authors.affiliation: Área de Reincorporación Laboral, Coordinación de Salud en el Trabajo,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Velázquez-Ramírez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012179:Retirement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062707:Return to Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012943:Social Security / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
keywords: Spine surgery; cirugía de columna; incapacidad laboral; seguridad social; social security; working disability