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Chloe C Dlott1, Mary I O'Connor2,3, Daniel H Wiznia4,2
1Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. chloe.dlott@yale.edu.
Abstract:
Many patients suffer from hip or knee osteoarthritis and elect to pursue total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Though perioperative risk is an inherent component of surgery, calculators that assess the risk of complications following TJA can help both surgeons and patients make informed decisions about the risk of surgery and aid in shared decision-making discussions. The inclusion of race in a risk calculator for readmission after TJA is flawed and unacceptable because a patient's race does not increase their risk of a complication after total joint replacement.
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