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

Description

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.

Keywords

ScienceHistoryPolitical ScienceImperialismMedicalSocial HistoryEuropeGreat BritainAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

2007Book

Author(s)John V. Pickstone, Francis Neary, JULIE ANDERSON

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230553149

LanguageEnglish

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