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...This new skill that I'm acquiring in drafting players - you never know when it might come in handy," says Pam Iorio, mayor of Tampa, Fla. And how, precisely, might her fantasy prowess help her with her day job? "I'm not sure yet," she says...
Like most fantasy fans, Iorio eventually comes up with a reason to justify playing: she says the game will aid her talent-evaluation skills...
...There's another factor contributing to the epidemic of failing joints: obesity. The obese, says Iorio, have twice the rate of hip and knee arthritis as adults with a healthy body weight. Nearly 32% of obese adults have arthritis, as opposed to 16% of those of normal weight and 22% of people who are overweight but not obese...
...Iorio says that average age at which Americans seek joint replacements has been gradually creeping down. "In my own practice," he says, "it used to be about 70 years of age, and now it's about 65." With better-lasting implants and better surgical techniques, he observes, "people are much less reluctant to jump in." Changing attitudes will likely accelerate this trend. "Baby boomers want to be active and they are not willing to accept disability, so they seek out surgery earlier than their parents...
...stymied by a shortage of skilled surgeons. The supply of orthopedic surgeons will increase only 2% between 2000 and 2020, despite soaring demand for their services. Patients with more complicated cases, requiring the attention of a joint replacement specialist, could really be in trouble, according to an analysis by Iorio and his co-authors. They found that only 6% to 7% of orthopedic surgeons are specializing in joint replacement. A plummeting reimbursement rate for this kind of surgery - it's dropped about 39% in recent years, according to the paper - makes this kind of work "pretty unappealing to younger surgeons...