Total joint replacement may be a valuable treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis, but uptake is low

Penny O'Brien; Sharmala Thuraisingam; Samantha Bunzli; Ivan Lin; Dawn Bessarab; Juli Coffin; Peter F M Choong; Michelle M Dowsey

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Total joint replacement may be a valuable treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis, but uptake is low

Penny O'Brien
, Sharmala Thuraisingam
, Samantha Bunzli
, Ivan Lin
, Dawn Bessarab
, Juli Coffin
, Peter F M Choong
, Michelle M Dowsey

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BACKGROUND: Despite bearing a higher burden of osteoarthritis, little research has examined disparities in the access, utilisation and surgical outcomes associated with total joint replacement (TJR) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal patients who underwent primary hip and knee replacement at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne between 1996 and 2019.RESULTS: A total of 10 277 primary total knee or hip replacements were performed in the 1996-2019 study period, of which 49 (0.5%) patients identified as either Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients were younger (61.7 ± 11.8 vs. 68.3 ± 10.3 years; P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2676-2682
Number of pages	7
Journal	ANZ Journal of Surgery
Volume	92
Issue number	10
Early online date	13 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.17974
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

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Total joint replacement may be a valuable treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis, but uptake is low

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