Increase Of Hip And Knee Replacements In The U.S.

With the graying of America’s Baby Boomer generation, arthritis is a growing health concern. Traditionally associated with the elderly, this common joint disease currently afflicts over 20 million men and women in the United States. To aggravate matters, arthritis is also prevalent among the overweight - which describes nearly 65 percent of our nation’s adult population.

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Filed under: Arthritis on April 17th, 2008