Racial/Ethnic Disparities Exist Among Patients Who Undergo Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Socioeconomic Status, Perception of Health Status and Literacy.

Purpose: To evaluate whether socioeconomic factors, self-perception of health, health literacy, and access to health differ between racial/ethnic cohorts of patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the National Institutes of Health All of Us Database. Adult patients who underwent ACLR, identified by Current Procedural Terminology code 29888, were analyzed by race/ethnicity cohorts White/Caucasian (WC), Non-White Hispanic (NWH), Black/African American (BAA), and Asian (AZN). Background demographic and socioeconomic status data from questionnaire responses regarding health status, literacy, and barriers to health care were assessed. Results: In total, 440 patients who underwent ACLR were included in the study; 298 (68%) were WC, 79 (18%) were NWH, 49 (11%) were BAA, and 14 (3%) were AZN. Baseline demographics and socioeconomic status were significantly different, with BAA and NWH cohorts reporting lower education levels ( Conclusions: Racial/ethnic disparities exist among patients who undergo ACLR, with Black/African American and Non-White Hispanics patients more often reporting inequity in socioeconomic status, perception of health status, health literacy, and access to health care. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.