Return to work following shoulder arthroplasty: A systematic review

Table 6 Time to return to work (mo)

	Intensity1
	Sedentary	Light	Moderate	Heavy	Overall
TSA
Gowd et al[48], 2019	2.1 ± 3.8	1.3 ± 1.2	2.1 ± 2.0	3.0 ± 2.8	2.0 ± 2.6
Liu et al[12], 2018	1.3 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.3	2 ± 1.7	4.2 ± 2.0	2.1 ± 1.7
Liu et al[49], 2020	1.04 ± 0.87	1.06 ± 0.73	-	1.83 ± 1.04	1.29 ± 0.96
Cvetanovich et al[21], 2020	-	-	-	-	3.7 ± 5.2
Average2	1.19 ± 1.24	1.25 ± 0.99	2.03 ± 1.79	2.96 ± 3.23	1.93 ± 3.74
rTSA
Garcia et al[28], 2016/ Hurwit et al[11], 20173	1.38 ± 0.93	4 ± 3.4	-	-	2.3 ± 2.4
HA
Hurwit et al[11], 2017/Garcia et al[24], 20154	1.96 ± 3.0	2.72 ± 2.6	-	13.13 ± 15.4	3.1 ± 4.9
Gowd et al[48], 2019	0.9 ± 1.1	1.0 ± 1.7	6.8 ± 11.5	3.1 ± 2.3	2.5 ± 4.8
Liu et al[49], 2020	1.06 ± 0.98	2.76 ± 3.27	-	2.255	1.88 ± 2.34
Average2	1.09 ± 1.36	2.00 ± 3.36	6.8 ± 11.5	3.16 ± 2.74	2.29 ± 3.66

¹Intensity as based on US Department of Labor[56].

²Pooled means using meta analysis[57].

³Both studies used the same reverse total shoulder arthroplasty population.

⁴Both studies used the same hemiarthroplasty population.

⁵Only one patient in the heavy group, so no standard deviation available.

TSA: Total shoulder arthroplasty; rTSA: Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; HA: Hemiarthroplasty.