Are There Racial and Ethnic Variations in Patient Attitudes Toward Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis? A Systematic Review

CONCLUSION: The observation that lower preference for discretionary arthroplasty among Black and Hispanic patients is independent from socioeconomic factors and is related to accommodation of aging, preference for agency (home remedies), greater consideration of costs, recovery concerns, and potential harms directs orthopaedic surgeons to find ways to balance equitable access to specialty care and discretionary surgery while avoiding undermining effective accommodation strategies. It is important not to assume that lower use of discretionary surgery represents poorer care or is a surrogate marker for discrimination.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.PMID:38393955 | DOI:10.1097/CORR.0000000000003021
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research