Osteoarthritis Care and Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty Among Medicare Beneficiaries: A Population-Based Study of Regional Covariation.

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

Dedicated nonsurgical OA care was infrequently used to treat elderly Americans with knee OA. Nonsurgical care was more common in regions with low TKA rates, suggesting reciprocal emphasis on medical treatment compared to surgical treatment across regions.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
healthcare
palliative care
knee osteoarthritis
quality improvement
affordable care act
total hip
pain management
rheumatoid arthritis
anterior cruciate ligament