TY - JOUR
T1 - Race and gender influence management of humerus shaft fractures
AU - Opel, Dayton
AU - Rapone, Benjamin
AU - Krishnamoorthy, Bala
AU - Yoo, Jung
AU - Meeker, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Prof. PK Surendran Memorial Education Foundation
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - 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, p < 0.001) and white females (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.80–0.91, p < 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.
AB - 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, p < 0.001) and white females (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.80–0.91, p < 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.
KW - Disparity
KW - Gender
KW - Humerus shaft fracture
KW - Insurance
KW - Race
KW - Trauma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jor.2018.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jor.2018.01.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046132451
SN - 0972-978X
VL - 15
SP - 540
EP - 544
JO - Journal of Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Orthopaedics
IS - 2
ER -