Addressing the Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Musculoskeletal Spine Care in the United States.

Adjei, Joshua; Tang, Melissa; Lipa, Shaina; Oyekan, Anthony; Woods, Barrett; Mesfin, Addisu; Hogan, MaCalus V · J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2024

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Abstract

➤ Despite being a social construct, race has an impact on outcomes in musculoskeletal spine care.➤ Race is associated with other social determinants of health that may predispose patients to worse outcomes.➤ The musculoskeletal spine literature is limited in its understanding of the causes of race-related outcome trends.➤ Efforts to mitigate race-related disparities in spine care require individual, institutional, and national initiatives.

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