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.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2007

ISBN

9780230596238

Topic

History

Subtopic

Science History

Index

History

Cover
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Notes on Authors
1 Total Hip Replacement: Introduction, Sources and Outline
2 Surgeons and Engineers in Postwar Britain: Medical Technology in Local Contexts
3 The Industrial Development of British Hip Replacements and the Charnley/Thackray Relationship
4 Medical Technology and Industrial Dynamics: The United States and the Global Market
5 Change and Stability in Technical Systems: Materials and Environments
6 Hips, Health Services and Quality
7 The Changing Nature of Patients: Expectations and Information
8 What is Past is Present
Notes
Bibliography
Index