Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2025; 16(2): 103817
Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.103817
Return to work and resumption of driving after anterior minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty
Hisatoshi Ishikura, Yuji Masuyama, Sho Fujita, Takeyuki Tanaka, Sakae Tanaka, Toru Nishiwaki
Hisatoshi Ishikura, Yuji Masuyama, Sho Fujita, Toru Nishiwaki, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Shizuoka 420-0853, Japan
Hisatoshi Ishikura, Takeyuki Tanaka, Sakae Tanaka, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku 113-8655, Tokyo, Japan
Author contributions: Ishikura H drafted the manuscript; Ishikura H and Masuyama Y contributed to acquisition of data; Ishikura H, Masuyama Y and Nishiwaki T contributed to the study concept and design; Ishikura H, Fujita S, Tanaka T and Nishiwaki T contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data; Masuyama Y, Tanaka S and Nishiwaki T made significant contributions to the revision of the manuscript with important advice; all authors reviewed the manuscript and agreed to the submission of the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital (No. 2023-36, approval date: January 12, 2024).
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all study participants.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Toru Nishiwaki, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, 8-2 Oitecho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka 420-0853, Japan. tornish@gmail.com
Received: December 2, 2024
Revised: January 4, 2025
Accepted: January 15, 2025
Published online: February 18, 2025
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Core Tip: This study investigates the outcomes of anterior minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (MIS-THA), focusing on return to work (RTW) and resumption of driving (ROD). Among 124 patients, 94.7% returned to work within an average of 5 weeks. All patients who drove preoperatively resumed driving postoperatively, with an average ROD time of 3.5 weeks. Patients with heavier physical workloads required more time to RTW compared to those with lighter workloads. The findings highlight the advantages of MIS-THA, including reduced recovery times and tailored postoperative care to support occupational demands, contributing to improved quality of life and productivity.