The book is intended to provide knowledge to children on total hip replacements. When my mother had a hip and knee replacement, I could not find any type of children's book to provide to my daughte...

Part of the popular Tips and Tricks series, Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Hip and Knee Reconstruction provides succinct and practical advice acquired from years of professional practice in hip and...

UHMWPE Biomaterials Handbook, Third Edition, describes the science, development, properties, and application of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in artificial joints. UHMWPE ...

Total hip arthroplasty, or hip replacement, is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. It is one of the most common orthopaedic operations. Modern Technique...

Total hip arthroplasty is carried out to relieve pain and restore function and the implant should outlast the patient. However, failure at one of the interfaces represents the commonest cause of fa...

Hip Joint Restoration is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the basic science and clinical applications of arthroscopy, arthroplasty, osteotomy and preservation surgery for the treatment of dis...

Fundamentals of Revision Hip Arthroplasty: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment is a unique and very timely book designed for surgeons who are beginning to more commonly encounter hip revisions in ...

Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou, MD, MSc, PhD, is Orthopaedic Surgeon and clinical and research fellow at the Laboratory for the Research of Musculoskeletal System ＂Th. Garofalidis,＂ Medical School ...

FROM THE PREFACE The field of medical devices represents one of the most advanced technological areas in the United States. In 1991, over 12 million Americans had at least one medical device; fixat...

Setting out from the premise that "a picture is worth more than a thousand words," this book presents a superb set of illustrations, with accompanying clinical data, relating to a series of cases f...