Racial Disparities in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Kevin C MoIjezie IkwuezunmaFrederick MunCarlos Ortiz-BabiloniaKevin Y WangKrishna V SureshArman UppalIshaan SethiAddisu MesfinAmit Jain

Published in: Clinical spine surgery (2022)

This systematic review of spine literature found that when compared with W patients, AA patients had worse health outcomes. Further investigation of root causes of these racial disparities in spine surgery is warranted.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
patient reported outcomes
meta analyses
african american
patient reported