Published January 2000
Hip replacements set to double
Reproduced from Issue 107 of Arthritis Today
The number of hip replacements carried out in Britain is predicted to double in the next 30 years.
Demand for hip replacements will soar as people live longer and the population as a whole grows older, according to a study led by Professor Alan Silman, director of the arc Epidemiology Unit in Manchester.
Hip replacements are already a huge drain on NHS resources, costing
£231m in 1992. They account for two thirds of the total cost of
hospital treatment for osteoarthritis in the UK.
