Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients

A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement

• Author(s): J. Anderson, F. Neary, J. Pickstone,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 222
• ISBN_10: 0230596231
  ISBN_13: 9780230596238
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / History , History / General , Medical / History , History / Social History , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , Science / General , Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism ,

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.