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knee arthritis
Coverage of knee arthritis in the Nexus archive.
- Weight-loss drugs may prevent thousands of knee replacements, study suggests
Taking weight-loss drugs for at least three years may reduce the risk of knee replacements for patients with knee arthritis, according to a study. Globally, over 500 million people have osteoarthritis, with 14 million in the US and 5 million in the UK affected by knee arthritis. Over 120,000 knee replacements are performed annually in the UK.