{"doi":"10.1016/j.arthro.2021.06.027","title":"High Rate of Return to Work by 3 Months Following Latarjet for Anterior Shoulder Instability","abstract":"PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate and duration of return to work in patients undergoing Latarjet for failed soft-tissue stabilization or glenoid bone loss. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing Latarjet from 2005 to 2015 at our institution were retrospectively reviewed at a minimum of 2 years postoperatively. Patients completed a standardized and validated work questionnaire, Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index Survey, and a satisfaction survey. RESULTS: Of 89 eligible patients who had Latarjet, 67 patients (75.3%) responded to the questionnaire, of whom 51 patients (76.1%) were employed within 3 years before surgery (mean age: 29.9 ± 11.8 years; mean follow-up: 54.6 ± 11.9 months) and had an average glenoid bone loss of 14.5 ± 6.1%. Fifty patients (98.0%) returned to work by 2.7 ± 3.0 months postoperatively; 45 patients (88.2%) patients returned to the same level of occupational intensity. Those who held sedentary, light, moderate, or heavy intensity occupations returned to their previous occupation at a rate of 100.0%, 93.3%, 90.0%, and 66.7% (P = .2) at a duration of 1.2 ± 1.6 months, 1.8 ± 1.9 months, 3.1 ± 3.5 months, and 6.5 ± 4.1 months (P = .001), respectively. The average postoperative Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index score was 70.9 ± 34.2. Fifty patients (98.0%) noted at least \"a little improvement\" in their quality of life following surgery, with 35 patients (68.6%) noting great improvement. Furthermore, 49 patients (96.1%) reported being satisfied with their procedure, with 25 patients (49.0%) reporting being very satisfied. Four patients (7.8%) returned to the operating room, with 1 patient (2.0%) requiring arthroscopic shoulder stabilization. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 98% of patients who underwent Latarjet returned to work by 2.7 ± 3.0 months postoperatively. Patients with greater-intensity occupations had a longer duration of absence before returning to their preoperative level of occupational intensity. Information regarding return to work is imperative in preoperative patient consultation to manage expectations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV, case series.","journal":"Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery","year":2021,"id":206233,"datarank":0.29188652235829704,"base_score":1.9459101490553132,"endowment":1.9459101490553132,"self_citation_contribution":0.29188652235829704,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.29188652235829704,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":6,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9401,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2021-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":381496,"name":"Anirudh K. Gowd","orcid":"0000-0001-7151-6459","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":318199,"name":"Joseph N. Liu","orcid":"0000-0002-3801-8885","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":334723,"name":"Grant H. Garcia","orcid":"0000-0002-9786-2445","position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":790190,"name":"Allison K. Perry","orcid":"0000-0001-7555-2131","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":286512,"name":"Evan M. Polce","orcid":"0000-0001-9707-3609","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":286518,"name":"Brian J. Cole","orcid":"0000-0002-4006-2113","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":381499,"name":"Anthony A. Romeo","orcid":"0000-0003-4848-3411","position":7,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":286517,"name":"Nikhil N. Verma","orcid":"0000-0001-9875-2769","position":8,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":369519,"name":"Avinesh Agarwalla","orcid":"0000-0001-5056-6780","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":66,"raw_metadata":{"citation_network_status":"fetched"},"created_at":"2026-07-18T23:51:37.630221Z","pmid":"34252559","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}