Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Disparities in Musculoskeletal Oncology
Abstract
Purpose of Review
Disparities within the healthcare system serve as barriers to care that lead to poor outcomes for patients. These healthcare disparities are present in all facets of medicine and extend to musculoskeletal oncology care. There are various tenets to health disparities with some factors being modifiable and non-modifiable. The factors play a direct role in a patient’s access to care, time of presentation, poor social determinants of health, outcomes and survival.
Recent Findings
In musculoskeletal oncologic care, factors such as race, socioeconomic factors and insurance status are correlated to advanced disease upon presentation and poor survival for patients with a sarcoma diagnosis. These factors complicate the proper delivery of coordinated care that is required for optimizing patient outcomes.
Summary
Healthcare disparities lead to suboptimal outcomes for patients who require musculoskeletal oncologic care in the short and long term. More research is required to identify ways to address the known modifiable and non-modifiable factors to improve patient outcome.
First Page
527
Last Page
537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-024-09925-8
Publication Date
9-24-2024
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Koons, Abigail; Smith, Elyse; Stephens, Jeffrey C.; McKnight, Natilyn H.; Barr, Jennifer; and Ibe, *Izuchukwu K., "Disparities in Musculoskeletal Oncology" (2024). Orthopaedic Surgery. 1.
https://digitalcollections.umc.edu/orthopaedicsurgery/1
Comments
The version of record of this article, first published in Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, is available online at Publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-024-09925-8