More Than 4 Million Americans Have New Knee
Quick ReadAnd repeat surgery is likely for many younger recipients, researchers predict
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More than 4 million Americans now live with an artificial knee, and increasing numbers of younger patients are undergoing knee replacement surgery, new research reveals.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston estimate that more than half of adults who are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will receive a total knee replacement in their lifetime.
Senior author Elena Losina,...
