Open AccessRacial Disparities are Present in the Timing of Radiographic Assessment and Surgical Treatment of Hip Fractures
Author(s) -
Iman Ali,
Saisanjana Vattigunta,
Jessica Jang,
Casey V. Hannan,
Maghfoor Ahmed,
Bob Linton,
Melinda E. Kantsiper,
Ankit Bansal,
Uma Srikumaran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001091
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , confidence interval , emergency department , mortality rate , emergency medicine , surgery , osteoporosis , psychiatry
Hip fractures are associated with 1-year mortality rates as high as 19% to 33%. Nonwhite patients have higher mortality and lower mobility rates at 6 months postoperatively than white patients. Studies have extensively documented racial disparities in hip fracture outcomes, but few have directly assessed racial disparities in the timing of hip fracture care.