This trend is likely to accelerate as evidence mounts that recuperating at home is a safe alternative and as hospitals alter medical practices in response to changing Medicare policies.
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More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home
Posted on 01 April 2019.
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How To Reduce Nation’s Medical Costs for Hip & Knee Replacements
Posted on 04 April 2018.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in 2014, approximately 505,000 hip replacements and 723,000 knee replacements were performed in the U.S.
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Frail patients risk death, die within year after surgery
Posted on 28 January 2016.
Patients who have a diagnosis of “frailty” before surgery are more likely to die in the following year, especially soon after joint replacement.
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Knee repair: Therapy as good as surgery?
Posted on 20 March 2015.
You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous study to compare these treatments concludes.
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Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees
Posted on 21 September 2012.
Doctors know the number of knee replacement operations has surged in the past decade, especially in baby boomers
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Boomers will be spending billions on anti-aging
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Anti-aging enthusiasts contend that life spans can be prolonged through interventions such as hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements. Critics, including much of the medical establishment, say many anti-aging interventions are ineffective or harmful.
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