Published May 22, 2011, 10:28 PM
We’re becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it’s not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in operations to fix them.
Baby boomers fuel boom in knee and hip surgeries
Exercising, bad joints take their toll on 45-to-64 age groupWe’re becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it’s not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in operations to fix them.
By: Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press
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