Obesity may be driving increasing need for knee and hip replacements in steadily younger patients

<p>The impact of being overweight has far reaching health implications &mdash; implications that may be taking a toll at an earlier age.</p><p>In a new study, researchers found that packing on the pounds may be setting the stage for total knee or hip replacement at increasingly younger ages.</p><p>Further, the scientists found that being overweight or obese had a greater impact on the knee than the hip.</p>

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