Surgical Product Guide » Medicare http://blog.surgicalproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to surgical products for medical professionals Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:37:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 More Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Elect Joint Replacement Surgery Than Urban Recipients http://blog.surgicalproductguide.com/2010/01/15/more-rural-medicare-beneficiaries-elect-joint-replacement-surgery-than-urban-recipients/ http://blog.surgicalproductguide.com/2010/01/15/more-rural-medicare-beneficiaries-elect-joint-replacement-surgery-than-urban-recipients/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:15:29 +0000 admin http://www.surgicalproductguide.com/blog/?p=198 Southern Illinois UniversitySouthern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more likely than men to undergo total joint replacement surgeries. Differences in elective joint surgeries between white individuals and minorities in both rural and urban areas were observed, but were less pronounced in rural settings.

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