Return to Work After Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy: Prospective Data From a Swedish Nationwide Cohort of 3929 Patients

Eighty-five percent of the patients surgically treated for radiculopathy RTW within 1 year. Higher age, jobs with greater physical demands, longer duration of arm pain, higher preoperative neck disability index and lower EuroQOL 5 dimensions scores, as well as being on full-time sick leave, were all linked to a reduced chance of RTW.