Women fare better than men following total knee, hip replacement

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

While women may have their first total joint replacement at an older age, they are less likely to have complications related to their surgery or require revision surgery, according to a new study. The findings contradict the theory that TJR is underutilized in female patients because they have worse outcomes then men.

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