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JAMA. 2009;302(14):1525-1526.

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MMWR. 2009;58:133-138

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An estimated 45% of U.S. adults might be at risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis during their lifetimes, with whites and blacks at equal risk for this common disabling condition.¹ Total knee replacement (TKR) is an effective method of reducing pain and improving physical function among those with disabling knee osteoarthritis; however, whites have been more likely to undergo the procedure than blacks.^2-4 As a result, a Healthy People 2010 objective* calls for eliminating racial disparities in the rate of TKR among persons aged 65 years.⁵ To monitor progress toward achieving this objective, CDC analyzed national and state TKR rates for Medicare enrollees for the period 2000-2006, stratified by sex, age group, and black or white race. From 2000 to 2006, the TKR rate overall in the United States increased 58%, from 5.5 to 8.7 per 1,000 population, with similar increases among whites . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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