Hispanic Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Sustain Health Inequalities
Hispanic patients with NMS often have longer lengths of stay, longer periods between admission and surgery, and longer recovery times than non-Hispanic patients. This difference in hospital courses and surgical timing could be an effect of disparities in healthcare access and socioeconomic standing. Further efforts are required to both understand and reduce barriers to healthcare access in the Hispanic patient population undergoing spinal fusion with instrumentation.
Authors
- Ali Seifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5010-5041)
- Brian G. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6429)
- Travis Kotzur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-0462)
- David Momtaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-5717)
- Abdullah Ghali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0438-6532)
- Alexandra McLennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-8010)
- Armando S. Martinez
- Farhan Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-8641)
- Ebubechi Adindu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-7648)
- Alan C. Santiago-Rodriquez
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Surgery and Related Research
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2023-0271
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00