This name is still reflected today in the name of the Merrittville Highway (Niagara Road 50), which served as the primary north-south route in central Niagara before the construction of Highway 406. Welland gained its present name when it was incorporated on 24 July 1858. It became a city in 1917.
For baby boomers, it seems that joint replacements are as prevalent as iPods are for teenagers. About 500,000 knee replacements and more than 175,000 hip replacements are performed annually, and those numbers are on the rise.
Special considerations for knee replacement patients Total knee replacement is one of the most common surgeries in the United States. [1] Almost 700,000 procedures were performed in 2010, [1] and this number is expected to increase in the future. [2] If you are one of the many patients who need a knee replacement, a physician anesthesiologist will help you through the surgery.