Inequalities in provision of hip and knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis by age, sex, and social deprivation in England between 2007-2017: A population-based cohort study of the National Joint Registry.

<h4>Background</h4>While the United Kingdom National Health Service aimed to reduce social inequalities in the provision of joint replacement, it is unclear whether these gaps have reduced. We describe secular trends in the provision of primary hip and knee replacement surgery between so...

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Main Authors: Erik Lenguerrand, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Amar Rangan, Andrew Beswick, Michael R Whitehouse, Kevin Deere, Adrian Sayers, Ashley W Blom, Andrew Judge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004210