Citation

Gozzard C, Bannister G, Langkamer G, Khan S, Gargan M, Foy C. J. Bone Joint Surg. Br. 2001; 83(4): 506-509.

Affiliation

Southmead General Hospital, Bristol, England, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11380119

Abstract

Of 586 employed patients with a whiplash injury 40 (7%) did not return to work. The risk was increased by three times in heavy manual workers, two and a half times in patients with prior psychological symptoms and doubled for each increase of grade of disability. The length of time off work doubled in patients with a psychological history and trebled for each increase in grade of disability. The self-employed were half as likely to take time off work, but recovered significantly more slowly than employees.

Language: en