Impact of social disadvantage among total knee arthroplasty places of service on procedural volume: a nationwide Medicare analysis.
Victoria S WuAlexander J AcuñaAndrew G KimRobert J BurkhartTarun K JellaPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)
Our findings suggest that resource deprivation contributes to disparities in TKA utilization. With the ongoing recognition of how social and neighborhood-level deprivation may influence access to end-stage osteoarthritis care and related perioperative outcomes, the present study serves to encourage continued efforts at ensuring equity in orthopedic care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- total knee arthroplasty
- affordable care act
- mental health
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- total hip
- rheumatoid arthritis
- health insurance
- cardiac surgery
- patients undergoing
- physical activity
- pain management
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- knee osteoarthritis
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- skeletal muscle
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