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Racial disparity in arthroplasty remains disjointed
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  1. Matthew J Koster
  1. Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Koster, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; koster.matthew{at}mayo.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206963

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    I read with interest the article entitled ‘Racial disparities in knee and hip total joint arthroplasty: an 18-year analysis of national medicare data’ by Singh et al.1 I congratulate the authors for successfully contributing to the increasing literature of racial disparity in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) research by analysing trends over an 18-year period and including both usage and outcomes. The persistently reduced standardised utilisation rates among black patients for both primary and revision total knee (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures throughout the entire duration of the study are concerning; however, it is even more alarming …

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