Open AccessAre There Racial Disparities in Knee Symptoms and Articular Cartilage Damage in Patients Presenting for Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy?
Author(s) -
Christa L Wentt,
Lutul D. Farrow,
Joshua S. Everhart,
Kurt P. Spindler,
Morgan Jones
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00130
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , osteoarthritis , confounding , cohort , knee pain , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether Black patients presenting for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) have worse baseline knee pain, worse knee function, and greater articular cartilage damage than White patients.