CDC: Rate of total knees doubled from 2000 to 2010

Editor's Note

Between 2000 and 2010, more than 5.2 million total knee replacements were performed in the US, and the rate at which adults had their knees replaced more than doubled (from 24 per 10,000 adults to 45 per 10,000), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2000, the average knee replacement patient was about 69 years old; by 2010, the average age was around 66.

Women were significantly more likely to get a new knee compared to men—65 of every 10,000 women vs 45 of every 10,000 men.

Number 210, August 2015 PDF Version (751 KB) Sonja N. Williams, M.P.H.; Monica L. Wolford, M.A.; and Anita Bercovitz, M.P.H., Ph.D. The rate of total knee replacement increased for both men (86%) and women (99%) aged 45 and over from 2000 through 2010.