Duration of work stoppage per operation: official guidelines

No dedicated 'acromioplasty' factsheet: durations are listed in the 'Surgical Treatment (acromioplasty)' column of the Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy reference sheet (December 2012, following review by the HAS). Details by job type: sedentary work 28 days; light physical work 35 days; moderate physical work 60 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 90 days. Duration may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. (Functional treatment, for comparison: 5 to 21 days.) Source: French National Health Insurance - reference sheet Sick leave: Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy (ameli.fr)

Unrequested variant published on the same sheet, provided for completeness. Complete grading: sedentary 21 days; light physical activity 28 days; moderate physical activity 35 days; heavy physical activity 42 days. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick leave: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, surgical treatment (September 2013)

Breakdown by job type (open sky): sedentary 10 days; light physical 14 days; moderate physical 21 days; heavy physical 28 days. These are indicative durations and may vary depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Appendectomy," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

Breakdown by type of employment (laparoscopy): sedentary 7 days; light physical activity 10 days; moderate physical activity 14 days; heavy physical activity 21 days. These are indicative durations and may vary depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance, reference sheet "Sick leave: Appendectomy," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

Complete scale: sedentary 10 days; light physical activity 14 days; moderate physical activity 15 days; heavy physical activity (load > 25 kg) 21 days. To be adjusted according to age, severity of symptoms, comorbidities, complications (hematoma, infection, thrombosis), and possibilities for workplace adjustments. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs (November 2014, following review by the HAS)

Complete grading: sedentary 3 days (the duration includes the day of the procedure); light physical activity 5 days; moderate physical activity 5 days; heavy physical activity 7 days. Same information sheet as for crossectomy-vein stripping. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs (November 2014, after review by the HAS)

Same information sheet (October 2013, following review by the HAS). Details by job type: sedentary work 14 days; light physical work 28 days; moderate physical work 35 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 45 days. Duration may vary depending on the patient's complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance - reference sheet: Sick leave: Carpal tunnel syndrome (ameli.fr)

Fact sheet October 2013, following review by the HAS (French National Authority for Health). Details by type of employment: sedentary work 7 days; light physical work (single load < 10 kg or repeated load < 5 kg) 14 days; moderate physical work (single load < 25 kg or repeated load < 10 kg) 21 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 28 days. This is the duration after which the majority of patients are able to return to work, which can be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. For comparison, conservative treatment: 0 days (sedentary) to 5 days. Source: French National Health Insurance - reference sheet: Sick leave: Carpal tunnel syndrome (ameli.fr)

Details by type of employment (laparoscopy): sedentary 7 days; light physical 10 days; moderate physical 14 days; heavy physical 21 days. These are indicative durations, which may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance, reference sheet "Sick leave: Cholecystectomy," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (February 2011, updated June 2013).

Details by type of employment (laparotomy): sedentary 14 days; light physical 21 days; moderate physical 28 days; heavy physical 35 days. These are indicative durations and may vary depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Cholecystectomy," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (February 2011, updated June 2013).

Health Insurance Reference Sheet following HAS (French National Authority for Health) review (June 2014). Details by job type: sedentary work AND light physical work 28 days (same duration for both); moderate physical work 42 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 56 days. Initial sick leave duration should be adjusted according to the severity of the deformities, the surgical technique, and any comorbidities. Source: Sick leave, Osteotomy for hallux valgus (Health Insurance Reference Sheet / ameli.fr, following HAS review, June 2014)

Fact sheet December 2012, following review by the HAS (French National Authority for Health). Details by type of employment: sedentary work 21 days; light physical work (occasional load < 10 kg or repeated load < 5 kg) 42 days; moderate physical work (occasional load < 25 kg or repeated load < 10 kg) 56 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 84 days. The fact sheet covers discectomy in all locations (lumbar, cervical, more rarely thoracic); duration to be adjusted according to the location, severity, more complex procedure (arthrodesis, cage), and comorbidities. Duration is adjustable depending on the patient's complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance - reference sheet: Sick leave: Treatment of herniated disc by discectomy (ameli.fr)

Details by job type (open sky): sedentary 10 days; light physical 21 days; moderate physical 28 days; heavy physical 42 days. These are indicative durations and may vary depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Inguinal hernia repair," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (May 2011, updated June 2013).

Details by type of employment (laparoscopy): sedentary 7 days; light physical activity 10 days; moderate physical activity 21 days; heavy physical activity 35 days. These are indicative durations and may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Inguinal hernia repair," after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (May 2011, updated June 2013).

Complete grading: sedentary and light physical activity 28 days; moderate physical activity 42 days; heavy physical activity 56 days. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick leave: Hysterectomy (December 2011, after review by the HAS)

Grading: sedentary and light physical activity 21 days; moderate and heavy physical activity 28 days. Same durations as the vaginal/laparovaginal route on the information sheet. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Hysterectomy (December 2011, after review by the HAS)

Grading: Sedentary and light physical activity 21 days; Moderate and heavy physical activity 28 days. To be adjusted according to age, total or subtotal hysterectomy, additional procedures (adnexectomy, etc.), and underlying pathology. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Hysterectomy (December 2011, following HAS recommendation)

Details by job type (pedicle hemorrhoidectomy): sedentary 14 days; light physical 14 days; moderate physical 21 days; heavy physical 28 days. Average healing time: 4 to 6 weeks; temporary workplace adjustments possible for very physically demanding jobs. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Hemorrhoids: surgical treatment", after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

Details by type of employment (hemorrhoidopexy): sedentary 7 days; light physical activity 7 days; moderate physical activity 10 days; heavy physical activity 10 days. These are indicative durations and may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Hemorrhoids: surgical treatment", after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

The information sheet indicates 1 day regardless of the type of employment (a single unit covering sedentary to physically demanding work). These durations are indicative and may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: French National Health Insurance, reference sheet "Sick leave: Hemorrhoids: surgical treatment", after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

Health Insurance Reference Sheet after review by the HAS (January 2015). Details by type of employment: sedentary work 35 days; light physical work 56 days; moderate physical work 84 days; heavy physical work (repeated use of stairs and/or standing continuously, repeated load > 25 kg) 104 days; heavy physical work on slippery, unstable ground and/or work at height (scaffolding, roofs, etc.) 180 days. Source: Work stoppage, Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee (Health Insurance Reference Sheet / ameli.fr, after review by the HAS, January 2015)

Reference sheet "Meniscal tears: surgical treatment" (December 2012), arthroscopic meniscectomy: sedentary work 10 days; light physical work 14 days; moderate physical work 21 days; heavy physical work 45 days. Note: a lateral meniscectomy requires a minimum of 28 days of sick leave regardless of the type of employment. Source: Sick leave, Meniscal tears: surgical treatment (reference sheet from the French National Health Insurance / ameli.fr, after review by the French National Authority for Health, December 2012)

Same information sheet "Meniscal tears: surgical treatment" (December 2012), meniscal repair (suture) column: sedentary work 21 days; light physical work 28 days; moderate physical work 42 days; heavy physical work 70 days. Source: Sick leave, Meniscal tears: surgical treatment (information sheet from the French National Health Insurance / ameli.fr, after review by the French National Authority for Health, December 2012)

Health Insurance Reference Sheet following review by the HAS (December 2012). Details by job type: sedentary work 42 days; light physical work 70 days; moderate physical work 90 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) up to 120 days. These are indicative durations and may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: Sick leave, Total knee replacement (Health Insurance Reference Sheet / ameli.fr, following review by the HAS, December 2012)

Health Insurance Reference Sheet after review by the HAS (December 2012). Details by type of employment: sedentary work 42 days; light physical work (non-predominant standing position, occasional load < 10 kg or repeated load < 5 kg) 70 days; moderate physical work (predominant standing position, occasional load < 25 kg or repeated load < 10 kg) 90 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) up to 120 days. These are indicative durations and may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. Source: Sick leave, Total hip replacement (Health Insurance Reference Sheet / ameli.fr, after review by the HAS, December 2012)

Fact sheet April 2011 (reissued Dec. 2012), following review by the HAS (French National Authority for Health). Details of surgical treatment by type of employment: sedentary work 42 days (non-dominant arm) / 70 days (dominant arm); light physical work 90 days (non-dominant arm) / 120 days (dominant arm); moderate physical work 150 days; heavy physical work (load > 25 kg) 180 days. For full-thickness tendon tears, a 3-month leave of absence is necessary regardless of the type of employment. Duration may be adjusted depending on complications or comorbidities. (Functional treatment, for comparison: 7 to 60 days.) Source: French National Health Insurance - reference sheet: Sick leave: Rotator cuff tendon rupture (ameli.fr)

Complete grading: sedentary 10 days; light physical activity 21 days; moderate physical activity 28 days; heavy physical activity 28 days. This information sheet was created outside the context of acute urinary retention; it should be adapted according to age, comorbidities, prostate volume, and complications. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Surgical Treatment (September 2013)

Details by job type (drainage): sedentary 7 days; light physical 7 days; moderate physical 10 days; heavy physical 14 days. Duration should also be adjusted according to the amount of sitting required at work. Source: French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), reference sheet "Sick leave: Pilonidal sinus: surgical treatment", after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013).

Details by job type (excision): sedentary 21 days; light physical 21 days; moderate physical 28 days; heavy physical 28 days. Duration to be adjusted according to wound closure and sitting position at work. Source: French National Health Insurance, reference sheet "Sick leave: Pilonidal sinus: surgical treatment", after review by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) (June 2012, updated June 2013)

Complete scale: sedentary 10 days; light physical activity 14 days; moderate to heavy physical activity 21 days. Duration to be adjusted according to the underlying pathology, the extent of the surgery, the difficulty in balancing replacement therapy in the case of total thyroidectomy (or complementary treatment I131), and postoperative complications. Source: Health Insurance Reference Sheet - Sick Leave: Thyroidectomy (November 2010, after review by the HAS)