Knee arthroplasty is controversial: Is the procedure okay to perform in people under 50 or over 90?

Is hospital rehab necessary or not? Do people have unrealistic expectations a new knee will improve their sex life?

Now, French and Australian researchers have dug into a new vein of potential controversy: what effect do knee arthroplasties have on your golf handicap?

Writing in the Journal of Arthroplasty, the authors claim that patients are often reluctant to resume their pre-surgery hobbies because of a perceived risk they will wear down their prosthetic polyethylene joints.