10-YEAR-OLDS GET NEW HIPS IN GREAT BRITAIN (Orthopedics This Week)
Because of the obesity epidemic in Great Britain, surgeons are performing hip replacements on children as young as ten, according to statistics from the National Health Service (NHS) Digital.
The data reveals that in the past three years, the total number of obese people needing joint replacements has risen by almost 60% to more than 37,000. The rise has been driven by young adults who require surgery because of the strains placed on their joints by excess weight.
Daniel Perry, Ph.D., FRCS (Tr & Orth), a consultant orthop...
The Orthopedics Industry 
