Table 3.

Summary of published return to driving guidelines

Author	Year	Number of patients evaluated	Testing times	Suggested time to return to driving
Spalding et al. [11]	1994	29	Preoperatively and at 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks postoperatively	8 weeks
Pierson et al. [10]	2003	31 (13 bilateral, 12 right, 6 left)	3 weeks preoperatively and at 3, 6, and 9 weeks postoperatively	6 weeks
Marques et al. [6]	2008	21	Preoperatively and at 10 and 30 days postoperatively	30 days
Current study	2010	29	4 weeks preoperatively and 4 weeks postoperatively	4 weeks