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Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients

A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement
By:J. Anderson; F. Neary; J. Pickstone
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781349362912
eText ISBN:9780230596238
Edition:0
Copyright:2007
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.