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Upper limb injuries are common in our subregion, but there is little or no data on the time to return to work.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aim:<\/jats:title>\n This study, therefore, aimed to determine the prevalence of return to work and to identify the predictors of time to return to work following reconstruction of upper limb injuries.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Method:<\/jats:title>\n \n This was a cross-sectional analytic study carried out between April 2022 and March 2023. The statistical test was at a confidence interval of 95%, and statistical significance set at a\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value of <0.05.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Result:<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 49 upper-limb-injured patients had reconstruction in the time under review. Male-to-female ratio was 4.4:1. The mean MHISS was 87.9 \u00b1 79.2. Of the 43 patients who participated in the return-to-work analysis, 41.9% had returned to work, with a mean time of 14.3 \u00b1 10.5 weeks. Work-related injuries (r = 0.357,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.019), male gender (r = 0.354,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.020), and MHISS (r = 0.333,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.029) correlated significantly with late return to work. On multiple logistic regression, work-related injuries (\u03b2 =0.321,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.037), MHISS (\u03b2 =0.376,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.032), and male gender (\u03b2 =0.326,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.044) were found to be the significant predictors of late return to work.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n There is a low prevalence of return to work, with a high mean time to return. 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