Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001–2013
Hausmann LRM, Brandt CA, Carroll CM, Fenton BT, Ibrahim SA, Becker WC, Burgess DJ, Wandner LD, Bair MJ, Goulet JL. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2001–2013. Arthritis Care & Research 2017, 69: 1171-1178. PMID: 27788302, PMCID: PMC5538734, DOI: 10.1002/acr.23137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyOA diagnosisHispanic-white differencesHispanic veteransVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) rateCox proportional hazards regressionTotal knee arthroplasty proceduresIncreased clinical severityKnee arthroplasty ratesPotential clinical confoundersPain intensity scoresProportional hazards regressionBody mass indexKnee arthroplasty proceduresEthnic differencesMusculoskeletal disorder diagnosisHealth care systemElectronic health recordsClinical confoundersHazards regressionMass indexRheumatology specialistsClinical severity