Are There Racial Disparities in Knee Symptoms and Articular Cartilage Damage in Patients Presenting for Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy?

Are There Racial Disparities in Knee Symptoms and Articular Cartilage Damage in Patients Presenting for Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy?

Background:. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether Black patients presenting for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) have worse baseline knee pain, worse knee function, and greater articular cartilage damage than White patients. Methods:. A cohort of 3,086 patients (84% of whom...

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Main Authors: Christa L. Wentt, MD, Lutul D. Farrow, MD, Joshua S. Everhart, MD, MPH, Kurt P. Spindler, MD, Morgan H. Jones, MD, MPH, Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Outcomes*
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.21.00130

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