Hip Replacement
Subtitle: Current Trends and Controversies
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: July 9, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780824707897
Subjects: Orthopaedics & fractures; Plastic & reconstructive surgery; Regional Surgery; Medical / Nursing; Medical; trends; Surgery - General; Orthopedics; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Medical / Orthopedics; Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Total hip replacement
First sentence: During total hip arthroplasty, both the femoral and acetabular bearing surfaces are surgically replaced with metallic, polymeric, and/or ceramic components.