"When contextualized appropriately, it is clear that joint arthritis disproportionately limits the mobility of a large segment of Americans in a way that is demonstrably tied to the compounding effect of systemic racism," writes Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw MD in his latest column in
#CORR. "Being true stewards of musculoskeletal care requires involvement in the processes by which societal access is created... (it) require us, as surgeons, to weigh in on housing policy, community development, and income inequality."
Read "The Forward Movement: Amplifying Black Voices on Race and Orthopaedics—Look Upstream" here:
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