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See Latest ArticlesRacial Disparities in Total Knee Replacement Among Medicare Enrollees--United States, 2000-2006
JAMA, 10/15/09
An estimated 45% of U.S. adults might be at risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis during their lifetimes, with whites and blacks at equal risk for this common disabling condition. Total knee replacement (TKR) is an effective method of reducing pain and improving physical function among those with disabling knee osteoarthritis; however, whites have been more likely to undergo the procedure than blacks.
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