Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)

by J. ANDERSON (Author), J. Pickstone (Author), F. Neary (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $125.15

  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.