Getting Hip

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><I style=mso-bidi-font-style: normal>GETTING HIP</I> is a personal account of one woman's recovery from a total hip replacement. From the painful arthritic deterioration of her joint to making the difficult decision to have surgery at the relatively young age of 47 Sigrid Macdonald takes us with her on her postoperative journey. She discusses how to prepare for hip surgery and the potential complications of the operation.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>A detailed description of her rehabilitation is provided along with interviews with 10 people from all over the world whose recovery time from hip surgery varied considerably.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify> </P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify>This reader friendly book is written with wit candor and empathy for the prospective hip patient.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>It offers useful tips for acquiring essential services and coping physically and psychologically with hip surgery as well as important information about how to treat a new hip in order for it to last as long as possible.</P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify> </P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><I style=mso-bidi-font-style: normal>GETTING HIP</I> provides the most up-to-date information on different implants such as the ceramic hip which received FDA approval in February of 2003 the metal on metal prosthesis hip resurfacing and <SPAN style=LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line>exciting advances in cartilage regeneration and stem cell transplantation. It also provides an e</SPAN>xtensive bibliography and Internet references.</P>