Arthritis: Knee Replacement Surgery

How Long Will My New Joint Last?

When joint replacement procedures were first performed in the early 1970s, it was thought that the average artificial joint would last approximately 10 years. We now know that about 85 percent of the joint implants will last 20 years. Improvements in surgical technique and artificial joint materials should make these artificial joints last even longer.

Reviewed by the doctors at The Cleveland Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2006).

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