Rise in knee replacements among 30 to 59 year-olds
Published date : 20 January 2012
Article date : 20 January 2012
A study reports a rise in the incidence of knee arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis among baby-boomers in Finland.
The population-based study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that rates of knee replacement surgery in Finland's 30 to 59-year-olds rose between 1980 and 2006.
Dr Jarkko Leskinen, an orthopedic surgeon at Helsinki University Central Hospital, and colleagues found that Incidences remained higher among women during the whole study period, and most of the increase occurred among patients aged 50 to 59 years. Incidences grew more rapidly in low and intermediate volume hospitals.
The full study can be found here.
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