According to statistics, an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 patients are newly diagnosed with osteonecrosis each year in the United States. This condition is the underlying diagnosis in roughly 10 percent of all total hip replacements, or THR, in the country.
According to statistics, more than 4,000 people are affected by bacterial meningitis each year in the United States. It also causes 500 deaths each year. That is the disease that helped out Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) in the movie World War Z but that is another topic.
Although the number of bacterial meningitis cases in the United States has dropped in recent decades, there are still many deaths across the country due to this deadly disease. You may have seen the movie World War Z where this disease of meningitis was mentioned and even purposely injected by the main character Gerry Lane. That would be about the only time meningitis would be good to have!
According to statistics, about 185,000 amputations are conducted each year in the United States. Nearly 2 million people in the country are living with some form of limb loss. The main causes of these amputations are 54% vascular disease (including peripheral arterial disease and diabetes), 45% trauma and lastly, cancer, which is the cause of 2% of these amputations.
New York residents who are suffering from foot or ankle injuries may be interested in a recent study that shows the long-term effects of misdiagnoses. In some cases, patients who have had their foot and ankle injuries misdiagnosed can suffer from arthritis or even disability later on.
