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001 2013932974
003 DLC
005 20150822093050.0
008 130211t20142014mnua d b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2013932974
020 $a9781617839030 (hbk.)
020 $a1617839035 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn832285138
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$erda$dBDX$dFOLLT$dLD4$dOJ4$dOCLCF$dCGP$dYDXCP$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aRD686$b.G35 2014
082 04 $a617.5/8$223
100 1 $aGalliker, Leslie,$d1943-$eauthor.
245 10 $aJoint replacements /$cby Leslie Galliker ; content consultant, Dr. John D. DesJardins, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Clemson University.
264 1 $aMinneapolis, MN :$bABDO Publishing Company,$c[2014]
264 4 $c©2014.
300 $a112 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c22 x 24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aMedical marvels
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
505 0 $aA 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.
520 $aAmazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of joint replacements, including the problems with the earliest joint replacement surgeries, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how joints and joint replacements work and how new joints are helping people lead better lives. Sidebars, full-color photos, a glossary, and well-placed graphs, charts, and maps, enhance this engaging title. --$cPublisher.
650 0 $aArtificial joints$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aBiomechanics$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aArtificial joints.
650 1 $aBiomechanics.
650 7 $aArtificial joints.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00817285
650 7 $aBiomechanics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00832558
655 7 $aJuvenile works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411637