Study: only half of Joint Replacement patients reported a meaningful improvement in their joint disabiity

JOINT REPLACEMENT NO PAIN-FREE GUARANTEE (Orthopedics This Week)
Only half of the patients with arthritis who get a hip or knee replaced report a significant improvement in their pain and mobility after their surgery, according to a study reported by Mark Hoffman in Science World Report. According to the study’s lead author, Gillian Hawker, M.D., “Many patients with hip and knee arthritis have the condition in more than one of their hip or knee joints. So it’s not surprising that replacing a single joint doesn’t alleviate all their pain and disability. Patients may need subsequent surgeries to...