Is our science representative? A systematic review of racial and ethnic diversity in orthopaedic clinical trials from 2000 to 2020

TB Cwalina, TK Jella, GA Manyak, A Kuo… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background A lack of racial and ethnic representation in clinical trials may limit the
generalizability of the orthopaedic evidence base as it applies to patients in …

Impact of social determinants of health in spine surgery

SG Reyes, PM Bajaj, BA Alvandi, SS Kurapaty… - Current Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Social determinants of health (SDH) are factors that affect
patient health outcomes outside the hospital. SDH are “conditions in the environments …

Race associated with increased complication rates after total knee arthroplasty

JA Dubin, SS Bains, Z Chen, CG Salib, J Nace… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Racial and ethnic disparities have been suggested to be associated with poor
outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). While socioeconomic disadvantage has been …

The significance of race/ethnicity and income in predicting preoperative patient-reported outcome measures in primary total joint arthroplasty

WB Cohen-Levy, J Lans, MS Salimy, CM Melnic… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Utilization of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) by minorities is disproportionately low
compared to Whites. Contributing factors include poorer outcomes, lower expectations, and …

Racialized inequities in knee arthroplasty receipt after osteoarthritis diagnosis in the US Military Health System

H Sowa, J Patzkowski, J Ismawan… - Arthritis Care & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The goal was to evaluate institutional inequities in the US Military Health System
in knee arthroplasty receipt within three years of knee osteoarthritis diagnosis when …

Provider referral patterns and surgical utilization among new patients seen in spine clinic

K Araghi, T Subramanian, N Haque, R Merrill, TB Amen… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective chart review. Objective: The objective of this study was to
elucidate the demographics of patient referrals from different sources and identify factors that …

Manipulation following primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with increased rates of infection and revision

TD Parkulo, EF Likine, KL Ong, HN Watson… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a disabling complication and
manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) is often performed as an early intervention. Few …

Social determinants of health in total joint arthroplasty: race

J Dubin, S Bains, UN Ihekweazu… - The Journal of …, 2024 - arthroplastyjournal.org
Social determinants of health (SDOHs), defined as the social and physical conditions in
which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, have influenced perioperative total joint …

Social risk and patient‐reported outcomes after total knee replacement: Implications for Medicare policy

EC Danielson, W Li, L Suleiman… - Health Services …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether county‐level or patient‐level social risk factors are
associated with patient‐reported outcomes after total knee replacement when added to the …

Black patients are more likely to undergo early revision total knee arthroplasty in a matched cohort regardless of surgeon experience

SZ Mirza, Y Zhang, HT Do, B Mehta… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Black patients are at an increased risk of aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) when compared to White patients. The goal of this study was to determine whether …