Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A Transatlantic History of Total Hip Replacement (2007)Hardcover - 2007, 31 October 2007

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.