Is Knee Replacement for You?
The procedure can be life-changing if you suffer from arthritis.
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More than 600,000 knee replacement surgeries are performed annually in the United States. The procedure is typically carried out to alleviate osteoarthritis in the knee: the condition causes the shock-absorbing cartilage at the ends of bones to wear away, and the friction of bone rubbing on bone can eventually become so painful it impacts mobility […]