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Lucy Maher

4 things you can do now to avoid a knee or hip replacement later in life

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If you know someone that has had a knee or hip replacement recently, you’re probably not alone.

That’s because about 790,000 total knee replacements and 544,000 hip replacements are performed every year in the U.S., according to the American College of Rheumatology. And that number is expected to rise as the baby boomer population ages.

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