Joint replacements
By: by Leslie Galliker ; content consultant, Dr. John D. DesJardins, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Clemson University
Series: Medical marvels
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781617839030
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Artificial joints; Juvenile literature; Biomechanics
Description: Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of joint replacements, including the problems with the earliest joint replacement surgeries, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how joints and joint replacements work and how new joints are helping people lead better lives. Sidebars, full-color photos, a glossary, and well-placed graphs, charts, and maps, enhance this engaging title. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
Table of contents: title: A girl who lived in pain; title: Joints and joint problems; title: Hip and knee replacements; title: Joint replacements and physical activity; title: Risks of joint replacement; title: Recovery; title: The future of joint replacement.