Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8720259 | Journal of Orthopaedics | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
This study examined the relationship of surgical management of humerus shaft fractures (HSFs) with race, gender, insurance status, and presence of lower extremity fracture in 19,818 patients from the National Trauma Data Bank years 2007-2012. Using a multivariate logistic regression model, black males (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.66-0.81, pâ¯<â¯0.001) and white females (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.80-0.91, pâ¯<â¯0.001) had reduced odds of surgery compared to white males. Insurance status was not significant. These disparities may reflect bias within the surgical treatment team.
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Authors
Dayton Opel, Benjamin Rapone, Bala Krishnamoorthy, Jung Yoo, James Meeker,