Re: OT New knees, hips, infections...

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WE need to release articles like this "predicting" the incidence of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions to go up 1000%, and the cost of treating these conditions to go up 10,000%!

Then we need to over-diagnose everyone, and over-treat everyone, and when the costs and numbers go up....we will look like prophets... (and not "profits"). (:-)

M. s, D.C.

New knees, hips, infections...

Number of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasties Predicted to Soar by 2030March 27, 2006 (Chicago) — The annual number of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) performed in the United States will increase 601% by 2030 to 268,200 procedures, and the number of total hip arthroplasty revisions will increase 137% to 96,700 procedures, according to a study released here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). ... procedures are difficult and infection-prone, and hospitals often lose money on them, Dr. Kurtz pointed out. "Imagine 3 to 5 times more infections walking through the front door of every hospital in the United States," he said. "So this is going to be a big driver of future health costs. A lot of people, a lot of voters, are going to want this."Review at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/528643