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Joint replacements / by Leslie Galliker ; content consultant, Dr. John D. DesJardins, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Clemson University.

Galliker, Leslie, 1943- (author.).

Summary:

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. -- Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781617839030 (hbk.)
ISBN: 1617839035 (hbk.)
Physical Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing Company, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A girl who lived in pain -- Joints and joint problems -- Hip and knee replacements -- Joint replacements and physical activity -- Risks of joint replacement -- Recovery -- The future of joint replacement.
Target Audience Note:	1170L Lexile