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Carbon footprint of a total knee replacement in Australia on par with driving a car from Brisbane to Sydney

Wednesday 27 Nov 24 10:30am

Photo by Anna Auza on Unsplash

Researchers have calculated the greenhouse gas impact from a single knee replacement. A three-hour operation has similar emissions compared to a 914-kilometre car trip.

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