As baby boomers are now reaching retirement age and as people are living longer than at any time in the past, the number of people undergoing total knee replacement has surpassed 500,000 annually in the United States. This number is projected to rise exponentially...
In a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, Dr. Menenghini and colleagues sought to study patients’ perspective on hip and knee replacement performed as an outpatient surgery. The authors found that a majority of patients were not aware that this option...