Don’t Wait Too Long for Knee Replacement Surgery

New York Times (2008-05-13)—Despite improvements in knee replacement technology and surgical techniques, both patients and doctors are often waiting too long until needed knee replacement surgery is performed. Women are more likely than men to put off having knee replacement surgery, and the result of a delay for both sexes can be patients become so debilitated that recovery from surgery is more difficult and function is not fully regained. Read more