Socioeconomic factors affecting outcomes in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a systematic review on healthcare disparities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies showed that healthcare disparities exist in use of and outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). This systematic review was designed to evaluate the currently available evidence regarding the effect socioeconomic factors, like income, insurance type, hospital volume, and geographic location, have on utilization of and outcomes after lower extremity arthroplasty.

Methods

A comprehensive search of the literature was performed by querying the MEDLINE database using keywords such as, but not limited to, "disparities", "arthroplasty", "income", "insurance", "outcomes", and "hospital volume" in all possible combinations. Any study written in English and consisting of level of evidence I-IV published over the last 20 years was considered for inclusion

SUBMITTER: Alvarez PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature