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Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement - Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History J. Anderson
Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement - Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
J. Anderson
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.
240 pages, tables, 21 black and white photographs
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 31, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230553149 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 222 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 223 × 18 mm · 408 g |