Workplace injuries and conditions are unique and frequently job specific. Regardless of the cause, whether it be trauma, occupational exposure or overuse, they result in billions of dollars in lost wages and payments of workers compensation claims yearly.

Claims for workers compensation can involve the musculoskeletal system, although other conditions such as respiratory disease from occupational exposure is common. Typical orthopedic conditions due to work include low back pain (see spine care) and carpal tunnel syndrome (see hand and upper extremity).

Limiting disability and returning the injured worker to normal function as soon as possible is the goal of  orthopedic surgeons such as Dr. Hausmann.