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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

AHRQ: Big Jump in Knee Replacement Surgery

 Knee replacement surgery among middle-aged men and women increased 2.5-fold from 1997 to 2009, new figures from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) show.

The rate of hospitalizations for knee arthroplasty for women ages 45 to 64 increased 157%, from 16 per 10,000 people in 1997 to 42 for every 10,000 people in the U.S. in 2009.

For men, the rate jumped 144%, from 11 stays to 28 stays per 10,000 people over the same time period, according to a report released last week by AHRQ on statistics in hospital-based care. MedPage Today

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