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A comparison of joint replacement disparities in VA and non-VA settings : a systematic review / prepared for Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service ; prepared by Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center ; principal investigators, Walid F Gellad, Melinda Maggard Gibbons ; research associates, Isomi M Miake-Lye ; medical editor, Mary E. Vaiana.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Gellad, Walid F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artificial joints--United States.
- Artificial joints.
- Surgery--Complications--United States.
- Surgery.
- Osteoarthritis--Treatment--United States.
- Osteoarthritis.
- Medical care--United States--Regional disparities.
- Medical care.
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip--statistics & numerical data.
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee--statistics & numerical data.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research.
- Healthcare Disparities.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Veterans Health.
- United States.
- Osteoarthritis--Treatment.
- Surgery--Complications.
- Medical Subjects:
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip--statistics & numerical data.
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee--statistics & numerical data.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research.
- Healthcare Disparities.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Veterans Health.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 55 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Comparison of joint replacement disparities in Veterans Affaris and non-Veterans Affairs settings
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2011.
- Summary:
- The leading cause of disability in the United States is osteoarthritis. There is no known cure. Consequently, osteoarthritis is managed with a variety of treatments to reduce disability, improve function, and alleviate symptoms. When conservative treatments fail, surgical intervention is indicated. The most effective surgical option for moderate to severe osteoarthritis in the knee or hip is total joint replacement (TJR). TJR is often considered appropriate in cases where other non-surgical treatments have not brought adequate relief. TJR in the management of end-stage osteoarthritis is widely utilized and is considered the fastest growing elective surgery in the nation, if not the world. Although TJR is highly successful at treating advanced kip or knee osteoarthritis, there is substantial evidence that disparities exist in TJR utilization in non-VA settings, with racial and ethnic disparities being the most documented. This report compares what is known about disparities in TJR in the VA context with disparities in non-VA settings.
- Notes:
- "Evidence-based synthesis program."
- "September 2011."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-33).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed April 30, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 793888628
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