Study: 2 percent of Americans have new hips, knees (KTAR)
It's not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100 Americans now have an artificial joint, doctors are reporting.
Among those over 50, it's even more common: Five percent have replaced a knee and more than 2 percent, a hip.
"They are remarkable numbers," said Dr. Daniel J. Berry, chairman of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Roughly 7 million people in the United States are living with a total hip or knee replacement.
He led the first major study to estimate how prevalent these procedures ...
