dilluns, 9 de juny del 2014

Trends in orthopedics: Knee patients younger, heavier; Medicare hip patients at higher risk for revisions




Trends in orthopedics: Recent studies show that knee arthroplasty patients are getting younger and heavier and that hip arthroplasty patients on Medicare or Medicaid have a significantly higher risk of needing revision surgery.





Trends in orthopedics: Knee patients younger, heavier; Medicare hip patients at higher risk for revisions

Total knee arthroplasty patients are trending younger and heavier, while Medicare and Medicaid recipients who undergo total hip arthroplasties run a higher risk of needing revision surgeries, according to a pair of recent studies.



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