Thursday, December 1, 2016

Rises in Hip Fracture After Knee Replacement

After total knee replacement (TKR), the risk for hip fracture increased by 4% and the risk for vertebral fracture increased by 19% percent compared to the population without TKR

By 2030, total knee replacement surgeries are projected to grow 673% to 3.5 million procedures per year.Half the patients now receiving knee replacements are younger than 65 years of age, and most of them are in the workforce.


 


Researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy in Molndal, Sweden have published2 preliminary results of a fracture risk study, which was based on analysis of medical records from 1987 to 2002 covering the entire Swedish population born between 1902 and 1952.


 


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