Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Risk and Reason for Revision in Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Suraj A DhanjaniJessica SchmerlerAlyssa WenzelGabriela GomezJulius OniVishal Hegde

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2023)

Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist in risk and cause of rTHA and rTKA. Increasing awareness and a focus on minimizing variability in hospital quality may help mitigate these disparities.

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healthcare
total knee arthroplasty
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emergency department
quality improvement
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