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Dayton Opel1, Benjamin Rapone2, Bala Krishnamoorthy3
1Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Sam Jackson Hall, Ste 2360, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, United States.
Abstract:
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.
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