Reintegration into a social and work environment, as the final objective of rehabilitation therapy, is one of the greatest challenges faced in this speciality.
The aim of this study was to analyse the reintegration into the workforce of 43 upperlimb amputees in Asturias, Spain (1,100,000 inhabitants) whose amputations were as a result of accidents at work.
For this purpose various factors related to their return to work were studied.
The most important factor was the year in which the amputation was carried out, since reintegration was more likely to occur in those amputees whose accident at work took place before the 1980s.
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