Trend: Chinese hip and knee patients are getting younger

Average age of degenerative joint disease patients declines (China Post)
The average age of degenerative joint disease patients has been dropping as the popularity of jogging and mountain climbing has risen in recent years, an orthopedist recently pointed out.
Yu Jia-wei (游家偉), an orthopedist at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, estimated that there are around 3.5 million Taiwanese who suffer from the joint disorder also known as osteoarthritis.
Yu said that in the past, degenerative joint disease was usually found in retirees aged around 60-70. In recent years, middle-aged patients have be...