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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Knee Replacements Double in 10 Years, Study Says - ABC News
It seems to be mostly because of the growing numbers of overweight and obese over the last several decades, plus the desire to stay physically fit by running and other such activities like tennis.
I sometimes worry about my friend who likes to run and play tennis. But I doubt that anything I say will change anything. When it comes to a desire for extreme physical fitness, there are those who are so dedicated they won't heed any warnings.
So we have the overweight and obese on one hand and those who strive for great physical fitness on the other hand.
Arthritis (inflammation) is another cause (worsened by inflammatoy diets, in my opinion).
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Half of the people we knew who received the double knee replacements or single knee replacement were SKINNY. The rest were average weight to slightly overweight.......not morbidly obese.
All of the folks were in their 50's and 60's.
Many were avid snow skiiers in their "prime".
Not sure where you originate, but those in the northern climates seem to have an awful lot of severe knee pain in the winter months during cold weather.
Now, our son who is now almost 42 played soccer as a youth and teen.
He was kicked during a soccer match once which caused a broken leg.
He had many dislocated knees during soccer matches........long story.
He had many atheroscopic surgeries on his knees plus one major surgery on his knee.......his orthopedic surgeon said that (back when he was still a child of ten with Osgood Schlatters Disease and his first broken leg) that he was a "good candidate for adult onset arthritis".
When he was playing ultimate Frisbee up at college, his knee would "go out"......it was very painful.
To this day, in his 40's, he remains active, stretching each morning............taking a morning jog when able to.
Biking when able to.........skiing, hiking, etc.........stays slim and trim. But he does get stiffness in his knees after long car rides.
So often the very athletic end up with knee damage and subsequent surgery. Again, the healthiest of the healthy.
They also found that he did not have the proper groove to hold his knee in place........forget the terminology; long time ago. Patella?
p.s. He is the healthiest eater out there. Not everything is because of diet.