Differences in Baseline Demographic Characteristic and Complexity of Patients Based on Distance Traveled to Academic Center for Surgery
Background Many patients undergoing total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (TKA) require specialty surgical care. Therefore, referral to tertiary academic medical centers may increase, but may predispose for worse outcomes. This work sought to assess baseline characteristics as well as 90-day and 1-year complication rate...