Acute care

Joint replacement patients in poorest ever health

2010-09-16T07:00:00

Some 83% of all joint replacement operations last year were carried out on overweight or obese people, a figure that has been rising steadily since 2004.

People needing hip and knee replacements are in poorer health than ever before, with most now obese or overweight, according to a study out today.

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