More People Getting Knees Replaced, at Younger Age
Procedure rate nearly doubled between 2000-2010, CDC statistics show
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By EJ Mundell
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Aging baby boomers are getting bum knees replaced at a greater rate, and at a younger age, than ever before, a new U.S. study confirms.
The data, from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, shows that between 2000 and 2010, more than 5.2 million total knee replacements were performed in the United States. By 2010, the operation had become the leading inpatient surgery performed on adults aged 45 and over.
