For generations, the story of a bad joint was a story of acceptance. A bum knee or a creaky hip was just a part of getting older—a sign that your best, most active days were slipping into the past. Surgery could offer a fix, but it was often a blunt instrument, a one-size-fits-all solution for a deeply personal problem. But as we look at the orthopedic landscape in 2025, that old story is being torn up and rewritten.