Factors Associated With Return to Work After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Cohort Analysis From the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network.
Alexander RomagnaJefferson R WilsonW Bradley JacobsMichael G JohnsonChristopher S BaileySean ChristieJerome PaquetAndrew NatarajDavid W CadotteNeil MansonHamilton HallKenneth C ThomasChristoph SchwartzY Raja RampersaudHamilton HallCharles G FisherNicolas DeaPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
The majority of nonretired patients undergoing surgery for DCM had returned to work 12 months after surgery; active preoperative employment and anterior surgical approach were associated with RTW in this analysis.