Knees for You Guide to Knee Replacement

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Study estimates number of Americans living with TKR to be in the millions

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April 5, 2012

An estimated 4 million Americans aged 50 years or older have an intact, primary total knee replacement, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health and presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting.

..."Among U.S. adults aged 50 plus, [total knee replacement] TKR is considerably more prevalent than rheumatoid arthritis and nearly as prevalent as congestive heart failure," ...

...Among Americans aged 50 years or older, the investigators estimated that 3.4% of men and 4.9% of women are living with a TKR

 

 

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