APTA Orthopedics Podcasts - Previously Ortho Static
Oct 21, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
Total knee replacements are climbing about 4% a year, and the updated 2026 Total Knee Arthroplasty Clinical Practice Guideline is here to help clinicians keep up. In this episode of Did You Know?…
Jill Thein-NissenbaumHost
Lori Thein-BrodyHost
So did you know that knee osteoarthritis is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in the United States and worldwide? Yeah.
Current estimates for total knee replacements in the U.S. alone are currently at 800,000.
And since 2000, the annual volume of total knee replacements has increased by about 156%.
So what percentage of growth per year is predicted over the next few decades? And your choices are 0.4%, 4%, 44%, or you have no idea.
So every year, the percentage of growth for total needs is gonna be 4%.
So every year we keep climbing up, there's a 4% increase in patients who are having total needs.
So once the core working group consisted of the APTA members and representatives, Representatives from the AAOS, or American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses.
Once they completed the guidelines, they were reviewed by a patient, a care partner, and external content experts from 14 associations.
So did you know that knee osteoarthritis is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in the United States and worldwide? Yeah.
Current estimates for total knee replacements in the U.S. alone are currently at 800,000.
And since 2000, the annual volume of total knee replacements has increased by about 156%.
So what percentage of growth per year is predicted over the next few decades? And your choices are 0.4%, 4%, 44%, or you have no idea.
So every year, the percentage of growth for total needs is gonna be 4%.
So every year we keep climbing up, there's a 4% increase in patients who are having total needs.
So once the core working group consisted of the APTA members and representatives, Representatives from the AAOS, or American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses.
Once they completed the guidelines, they were reviewed by a patient, a care partner, and external content experts from 14 associations.
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