When he returned to the Tacoma area, he was limping, neighbors said, but also working hard to rehabilitate his foot because he wanted to return to full duty.
In the meantime, six deputies and a sergeant who were there during the encounter with Mr. Silva have been allowed to return to full duty while the episode is investigated.
None of the officers, who had been involved in aggressive street patrols prior to Mr. Diallo's death, have said whether they would seek to return to full duty, although the lawyer for Officer Sean Carroll said he believed his client hoped to resume his career as a patrolman.
Outcomes with respect to postreatment pain, function, and satisfaction were higher in patients treated with instrumented PLIF and were excellent in servicemen who were able to return to full duty regardless of treatment.
Analysis showed significant reduction in time to union in the fixation group (7 vs. 12 weeks, p = 0.0003) and time to return to full duty in the fixation group (8 vs. 15 weeks, p = 0.0001).
In the PLIF group, 12 of 15 soldiers (80%) were able to return to full duty, only 3 of 15 (20%) remained on permanent restrictive duty-limitation profiles, and 0 of 15 (0%) received a disability discharge from the military for back pain.
"In that case, all of the allegations against Save the Children staff were found to be unsubstantiated, and all of the staff returned to full duties," Ronalds said.
The officer who fired -- identified has Miguel Gutierrez, who has been with the LAPD since 2002 -- has returned to full duties, Smith said.
"It is difficult to argue that he is no longer useful to the organization when... he was returned to full duties and given significant responsibility to which he responded in a positive matter," Preston wrote, adding that the officer's history was "disturbing".
There was no significant difference in the duration of time off work between those who returned to modified work and those who returned to full duties.
