Is consulting an occupational physician associated with earlier return to work among total knee arthroplasty patients? A prospective cohort study in the Netherlands

• Yvonne van Zaanen,
• Arthur J. Kievit,
• Rutger C.I. van Geenen,
• Thijs M.J. Pahlplatz,
• Marco J.M. Hoozemans,
• Leendert Blankevoort,
• Matthias U. Schafroth,
• Daniel Haverkamp,
• Ton M.J.S. Vervest,
• Dirk H.P.W. Das,
• Vanessa A. Scholtes,
• Allard J. van der Beek,
• P.Paul F.M. Kuijer

Affiliations

Yvonne van Zaanen

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Arthur J. Kievit

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rutger C.I. van Geenen

Amphia Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Breda, Netherlands

Thijs M.J. Pahlplatz

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Marco J.M. Hoozemans

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Leendert Blankevoort

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Matthias U. Schafroth

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Daniel Haverkamp

Xpert Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ton M.J.S. Vervest

Tergooi Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hilversum, Netherlands

Dirk H.P.W. Das

St. Anna Hospital, Department and Research Center of Orthopaedic Surgery, Geldrop, Netherlands

Vanessa A. Scholtes

OLVG+, Joint Research Orthopedic Surgery, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Allard J. van der Beek

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

P.Paul F.M. Kuijer

Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands