Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Do Racial Disparities Exist?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial disparities in functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) exist. Whether differences in rehabilitation utilization contribute to these disparities remains to be investigated.

Methods

Among 8349 women enrolled in the prospective Women's Health Initiative cohort who underwent primary TKA between 2006 and 2013, rehabilitation utilization was determined through linked Medicare claims data. Postacute discharge destination (home, skilled nursing facility, and inpatient rehabilitation facility), facility length of stay, and number of home health physical therapy (HHPT) and outpatient physical therapy (OPPT) sessions were compared between racial groups.

Results

Non-Hispanic black women had worse physical function (median score, 65 vs 70) and hig

SUBMITTER: Cavanaugh AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7032536 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature