Knee osteoarthritis in younger patients projected to increase in next decade

ORTHOSuperSite November 15, 2011

A study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston predicts that 6.5 million Americans between 35 years and 84 years will be diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis in the next decade.

"The large number of newly diagnosed cases of knee osteoarthritis in younger individuals will lead to continued increases in the use of total knee replacement," Elena Losina, PhD, stated in a press release from the American College of Rheumatology. "Furthermore, these data are consistent with the recently observed tripling of total knee replacement use in 45- to 65-year-old persons in the United States."

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