Read more knee replacement stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25489/knee-replacement.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 00:26:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20951/us-braces-for-explosion-in-knee-and-hip-surgeries.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=81394&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020805' border='0' />The number of hip and knee replacements performed in the US will explode in the next several decades—knee operations surging fivefold and hips doubling—as aging baby boomers opt to stay out of wheelchairs, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates. The pricetag will reach $65 billion in less...A surgeon makes a two-inch incision hip replacement surgery at Alliance Community Hospital, in Akron, Ohio. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons warns of an explosion in joint replacement surgeries in the next decade at a cost of $65 Billion.http://www.newser.com/story/20951/us-braces-for-explosion-in-knee-and-hip-surgeries.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 11:34:06 CST