Only 4,400 total ankles replacements done in US in 2010 but increasing

By

ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGERY GAINING ADHERENTS (Orthopedics This Week)
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 4,400 people underwent total ankle replacement surgery in 2010. That may seem like a lot until those surgeries are compared to the 1.1 million knee and hip replacements that took place that same year.
“Total ankle replacement is still an emerging technology that is on the rise,” said Thomas McDonald, M.D., of New England Orthopedic Surgeons in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Jennifer Huberdeau of Berkshire Eagle. “It’s only been viable for the last 10 to 15 years. The fir...

Get access to full posts newsletters, trends, and market reports for only subscribe for $1/day.
Hit the SUBSCRIBE button at the top of the homepage.