All About Hip Replacement: A Patient's Guide (Paperback)

by Richard Trahair (Author) "Early in 1992 I had a persistent pain near the outer edge of my left hip..." (more)
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Product Description
Every year more than half a million people around the world undergo hip replacement. This book records the experiences of the author and thirteen other patients who have had the operation. They talk about their troubles with the old hips, reaching the difficult decision to have the operation, the strenuous process of finding appropriate surgeons and hospitals, and their preparations for the operation. Richard Trahair, an author and psychologist who has recently had hip replacement himself, weaves these people's hopes and concerns with professional advice from surgeons, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, nurses, and occupational therapists to provide a full, informed picturs of the operation from several different viewpoints.

About the Author
Richard Trahair is at La Trobe University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (August 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019554112X
• ISBN-13: 978-0195541120
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #370,026 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very informative-well written book., April 23, 1999

By A Customer

Dr Trahair is a Consulting Psychologist at LA Trobe University in Australia. He has written a 175 page book relating his personal experience in undergoing total joint replacement of his hip with additional personal histories of 14 other individuals. If hip replacement is in your immediate future you will find your counterpart among them. I am Jack Kelley author of "On Being Hip" which outlines my own experience with the problem of degenerative joint disease. It is also available through amazon. I recommend that those with these problems obtain Dr. Trahair's book, a view from downunder that you will find rewarding and informative.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hip replacement, March 11, 2001

By	Bronwyn Bardsley (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my mother who needed a hip replacement. Both my mother and I found it very helpful because it describes so clearly the experiences that patients have. It prepared us well for her operation and recovery.

1.0 out of 5 stars Better off on the Internet for information, July 3, 2009

By	Dr. Stewart I. Perim "Stewart P." (Sallisbury, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is outdated, has minimal pictures on exercises, is over 10 years out of date on technology .... go to the internet ... Medline, NIH, Youtube, etc. .... Good Luck on your procedure