Racial and socioeconomic disparities in kyphoplasty among the Medicare population.

Sindhu KrishnanEthan Y BrovmanMark R JonesJoseph Emanuele ManziJoshua Seokju KimNikhilesh RaoRichard D Urman

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2023)

Our study showed after adjustment for pertinent comorbidities, Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible patients and Black patients were significantly less likely to receive kyphoplasty than White patients with Medicare.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
affordable care act
patient reported outcomes
patient reported