Workers' compensation status: does it affect orthopaedic surgery outcomes? A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous reviews have demonstrated that patient outcomes following orthopaedic surgery are strongly influenced by the presence of Workers' Compensation. However, the variability in the reviews' methodology may have inflated the estimated strength of this association. The main objective of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the influence of Workers' Compensation on the outcomes of orthopaedic surgical procedures.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of the literature published in this area from 1992-2012, with no language restrictions. The following databases were used MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL, Google Scholar, LILACS and Pubmed. We also hand-searched the reference sections of all selected papers. We included all prospective studies evaluating the

SUBMITTER: de Moraes VY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3515555 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature