Are African American Patients More Likely to Receive a Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Low-quality Hospital?

摘要

BackgroundTotal 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.