Researchers Say Hip Replacement Is Cost-Effective With No Age Limit For Benefits To Patients

Seniors with osteoarthritis who undergo total hip replacement are twice as likely as those who do not to show improvements in physical functioning and increased ability to care for themselves, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.The study, which is the largest of its kind conducted to date, found that there is no age limit on the benefits of hip replacement for patients.

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Filed under: Arthritis on June 19th, 2008