A new national study found racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in shoulder arthroscopy, a procedure that is increasingly performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Researchers analyzed the 2019 Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample and estimated that 340,892 shoulder arthroscopies were performed across the country that year, with an average charge of $32,910. “There are well-defined disparities in the use of orthopaedic surgery among different patient populations in the … [Read more...]