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Monday, December 5, 2011

US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements

With 76 million baby boomers still kicking, many are rejecting the sedentary lifestyle of their parents' generation, and are using advances in technology and surgical techniques to keep on running, cycling, skiing and engaging in other sports.

The 45-64 age group accounted for more than 40 percent of the more than 906,000 total knee or total hip replacement surgeries in 2009, the last year for which figures were available from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. MedicalXPress

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