Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Utilization of TKA Among Patients with Posttraumatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Utilization of TKA Among Patients with Posttraumatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Background:. Advanced posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) of the knee is a cause of substantial disability, particularly in younger individuals, and the treatment of choice is total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Racial and socioeconomic disparities exist in the use of TKA, but, to our knowledge, there ha...

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Main Authors: Joseph Atarere, MD, MPH, Emeka Agudile, MD, MPH, ScD, Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, MPH, Ukamaka M. Agudile, MD, George Sorescu, MD, Zakari Aliyu Suleiman, MD, Michael J. Weaver, MD, Arvind Von Keudell, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-09-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.22.00017

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