Knee Replacement in Young Patients How young is too young for knee replacement surgery?
Total knee replacement surgery has long been used to treat severe arthritis in elderly patients. However, concerns arise when a patient in his 40s or 50s has severe knee arthritis that is not relieved with conservative treatments. Once reserved for elderly patients, total knee replacement surgery is becoming more common in the younger, active population. How Young is Too Young? No one can definitively answer this question, but what we do know is that the benefits of performing total knee replacement surgery in younger patients may outweigh the risks of surgery. The benefits are primarily quality of life, pain reduction, and maintaining proper fitness. By accomplishing these goals, patients may also reduce the risk of developing other problems associated with poor fitness such as cardiovascular disease. The primary risk of per
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