Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement

By Francis Neary, John V. Pickstone, Julie Anderson

Book Overview

The Total Hip Replacement was invented by British surgeons after World War Two. It became the basis of a multi-billion global industry in joint replacement. This pioneering study ranges from inventive surgeons to multi-national manufacturers and explores total hip replacement in the very different health economies of the UK and the US.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230553141
• ISBN13: 9780230553149
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.6"