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- Title
Are African American patients more likely to receive a total knee arthroplasty in a low-quality hospital?
- Authors
Cai, Xueya; Cram, Peter; Vaughan-Sarrazin, Mary
- Abstract
Total joint arthroplasty is widely performed in patients of all races with severe osteoarthritis. Prior studies have reported that African American patients tend to receive total joint arthroplasties in low-volume hospitals compared with Caucasian patients, suggesting potential racial disparity in the quality of arthroplasty care.
- Publication
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2012, Vol 470, Issue 4, p1185
- ISSN
1528-1132
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11999-011-2032-6