Impact of Race and Social Determinants on Operative Management of Distal Radius Fractures in Medicare Patients
In the Medicare population, non-White race and adverse economic and social modifiers of SDOH were independent predictors of undergoing nonoperative treatment of DRF after controlling for age and fracture type. Future studies are needed to further elucidate the nuanced effects of race and SDOH on the management of DRFs.
Authors
- Amil R. Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0480-9515)
- Lauren Elisabeth Wessel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-5981)
- Ambika E. Paulson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9605-4446)
- Uma Srikumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2314-8855)
- Dawn M. LaPorte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6564-2707)
- Nicole J. Newman‐Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2096-1880)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006522
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01