Racial Disparities in Treatment and Outcomes of Patients With Hepatitis C Undergoing Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Background: African Americans have the highest prevalence of chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Racial disparities in outcome are observed after elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study sought to identify if disparities in treatments and outcomes exist between Black and White patients who have HCV prior to elective THA and TKA.

Prevertebral Soft Tissue Thickness of the Cervical Spine in Children: An Insensitive but Specific Aid in the Diagnosis of Occult Trauma.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of current cervical prevertebral soft tissue swelling (PVST) values in a cohort of children with known cervical fractures or dislocations.

Methods: Forty two children (average age 11.9, range 1.