Category: knee replacment surgery
Hospitalization for Total Knee Replacement Among Inpatients Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2000–2010
In 2010, total knee replacement was the most frequently performed inpatient procedure on adults aged 45 and over. In the 11-year period from 2000 through 2010, an estimated 5.2 million total knee replacements were performed. Adults aged 45 and over comprised 98.1% of those surgeries. An NCHS report uses data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey Read More >
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Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Pioneered by Sir John Charnley in the 1960s, hip and knee replacement surgery has offered a markedly improved quality of life to thousands of people who would otherwise have had their mobility severely limited. Since 1996 the rate of persons receiving total hip replacement has increased by 52% and the rate of those receiving total Read More >
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