Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter (speaker) explains that joint replacement is often life-changing and highly successful, but raises concern that over 35% of joint replacements in the United States are performed prematurely (on joints that are not end-stage). He emphasizes patients may not be offered appropriate non-surgical tools to manage pain before surgery.
Joint replacement can be a really life changing procedure when it's done appropriately.
So joint replacement can be a pretty magical procedure. It's one of the most successful procedures in human history. And the problem is over 35% of joint replacements done in the United States today are done what we would call prematurely, which means they're done on joints that aren't end stage. They're not completely worn out. People are suffering with this pain. They're just not offered the right tools to help get through this paint.
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