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Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement (Science, Technology & Medicine in Modern History)
Anderson, Julie, Neary, Francis, Pickstone, John V.
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Hardcover. 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. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230553149
SKU
V9780230553149
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Ref
99-15
About Anderson, Julie, Neary, Francis, Pickstone, John V.
JULIE ANDERSON is a Research Associate in the Wellcome Unit and the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), in the University of Manchester, UK. She is completing a book on rehabilitation in the Second World War, and researching the history of blindness and other disabilities. FRANCIS NEARY is a Research Associate in CHSTM. His (Lancaster) ... Read more
Reviews for Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement (Science, Technology & Medicine in Modern History)
'John Charnley, a Lancashire surgeon pioneered the artificial hip in the early years of the NHS. Today it is a multibillion dollar business largely based in the USA. Tracing what happened in between, this book has much to say about the way we think about new health care technology, and how we came to think that way. Historians will read ... Read more