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Federal statistics show that the number of hip replacements in adults between the ages of 45 and 54 has tripled over a 10-year period. What鈥檚 behind the rise?
The New York Post spoke to Roy I. Davidovitch, MD, the Julia Koch Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and director of 好色tv Langone鈥檚 Hip Center, who explained reasons for this increase are that today鈥檚 implants are more durable, and active patients don鈥檛 want to put up with pain and delay surgery until they鈥檙e older. People who engage in high-impact sports like tennis or running, or even yoga, might stress the joint and wear down cartilage if a person is predisposed to hip arthritis.
鈥淲e used to push hip replacements on very elderly, sedentary patients because we didn鈥檛 want them to be active on it and wear it down,鈥 says Dr. Davidovitch. But now, he says, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not acceptable to say 鈥榃e鈥檙e going to delay a hip replacement until you鈥檙e old enough.鈥欌
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