CMS data shows that Knee Replacements have doubled in the last 20 years

Knee Replacements Double Over Past Two Decades (HealthPointCapital)
New data from CMS shows that knee replacements are on the rise, doubling over the past two decades. More TKAs are now performed than coronary-artery bypass surgeries or hysterectomies, with the absolute numbers of knee replacements increasing from 93,230 cases in 1991 to 243,802 in 2010. Over the same period, a total of 3.6 million knee replacements have been performed on Medicare patients, and projections show that 3.5 million knee replacements may be performed annually by 2030.
The Wall Street Journal adds that despite this ...