Persisting Racial Disparities in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Utilization and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose was to study whether racial disparities in total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) utilization and outcomes have declined over time.

Methods

We used the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 1998 to 2011.We used chi-squared test to compare characteristics, Cochran-Armitage test to compare utilization rates, and Cochran-Armitage test and logistic regression to compare time-trends in outcomes by race.

Results

From 1998 to 2011, 176,141 Whites and 7694 Blacks underwent TSA. Compared to Whites, Blacks who underwent TSA were younger (69.1 vs. 64.2 years; p<0.0001), more likely to be female (54.9 vs. 71.0 %; p<0.0001), and have rheumatoid arthritis or avascular necrosis as the underlying diagnosis (1.7 vs. 3.0%and 1.7 vs. 6.1 %; p<0.0001 f

SUBMITTER: Singh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4581980 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature