This is an interview with Dr. Scott Schaaf, DO who is an Orthopedic Surgeon at The Everett Clinic. For a biography of Dr. Schaaf, visit: http://scottaschaaf.everettclinic.com/.
"Ten years ago, mostly people age 65 and older would get joint replacements. But, what we've seen is that the majority has gotten younger, between 55 and 65 is now the largest demographic for knee replacement. People may be active in their youth, or may have had more sports injuries in their youth, and they're paying for the price of it now in middle age instead of when they're older. I don't know. But either way it's become much more common. Now, the joint replacements we do at The Everett Clinic, the vast majority of them are hip replacements or knee replacements. I also do shoulder replacement, and I also do small joint replacement, like toe or finger joints."
For more information on The Everett Clinic Orthopedics Department please visit: http://www.everettclinic.com/specialties/orthopaedics.ashx?p=904.
