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HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS BY ALLISON JARMANNING

JOINT IMPROVEMENTS
1 million

Americans have a hip or knee
replaced each year.

90%

of knee replacement
patients experience dramatically
decreased pain along
with considerable
improvement in their ability
to perform daily activities.

States with the most hip
and knee replacements:

CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA
AND TEXAS

50%

States with the fewest
hip and knee replacements:

More than

ALASKA AND HAWAII

of Americans older
than 60 are affected by
arthritis of the knee.

7 million

Americans have an artificial knee
(4.7 million) or hip (2.5 million).

10 -15 YEARS

is the minimum expected life span for
new joints; some make it longer.

Sources: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

NEWER METHODS
FOR A BETTER RECOVERY

48

FA L L 2017

nerve blocks, and pain injections performed
during surgery.
"One of the keys has been limiting narcotic
use as much as possible, because we know
that they lead to complications like nausea,
constipation, respiratory distress and the
inability to do rehabilitation postoperatively,"
says Calin S. Moucha, MD, lead study author,
orthopedic surgeon and spokesman for the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Addiction is another concern when
administering narcotics. "We're still giving
them, but giving as little as we need to give,"
Moucha says.
With this regimen, people are often able
to go home the day of surgery or the day
after, and begin rehabilitation just as quickly.

VIDEO

Watch
and Learn
Considering joint replacement? See what happens
before and after surgery
by watching a video from
the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons. Go
to orthoinfo.aaos.org and
search "before and after."

ILLUSTRATIONS BY THINKSTOCK

Knee replacement recovery has evolved,
as newer pain management strategies are
helping people decrease both pain and
recovery time. These new methods rely less
on medications while facilitating a quicker
return to activities, according to a literature review in the Journal of the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Traditional pain management has
relied on a patient-controlled pump to
deliver medications, sometimes with an
epidural, which could cause side effects
such as vomiting, urinary retention and
constipation. Now, surgeons are focusing
on a combination of pre- and postsurgery oral medications and nerve blocks,
regional anesthesia with preoperative



http://orthoinfo.aaos.org

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