Black Patients Had Lower Utilization Rates and Higher Acute Mortalities After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Black patients have significantly higher rates of 30- and 90-day mortality following TKA, while simultaneously underutilizing this procedure, when compared to their White counterparts.
Authors
- Alexander Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3717-3419)
- Fritz Steuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4155-2979)
- Brian A. Klatt
- Johannes F. Plate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2735-2589)
- Logan E. Finger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5775-1396)
- Michael J. O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-8992)
- Noah M. Feder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4832-2352)
- Kenneth L. Urish
- Patrick M Pallitto
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2025.05.072
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons