Responding to the importance of “patients being part of the solution, ” M.E. Hecht, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon, has written a guide for patients about to undergo hip replacement surgery. Titled A Practical Guide to Hip Surgery, the book provides readers with all the details before undergoing hip replacement or hip resurfacing surgery, directly from an orthopedic surgeon. Hecht has performed countless hip surgeries and has undergone a double hip replacement herself.
Besides informing patients and walking them through the process of total hip replacement or hip resurfacing from diagnosis to recovery, the book is written to be of help to the many orthopedic surgeons who simply don’t have the time to explain in-depth the entire surgical process and how to be prepared. The publisher says that the book is meant to augment the materials (pamphlets, booklets, visual presentations) currently available in offices today.
Dr. Hecht besides being an orthopedic surgeon, writes both fiction and non fiction. She has written for Vogue Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, American Medical News, Medical Tribune, Nations Business and other publications. She is the Assistant Chief of Orthopedics at Elmhurst Hospital, an affiliate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. The book is published by Sunrise River Press headquartered in North Branch Minnesota. The publisher can be reached at 1-800-895-4585.
Excellent idea because the book will providea the physician’s perspective in detail. Where can we buy the book?
Regards,
Isabel,
You can purchase the book on amazon.com or barnes and noble. Thank you for your comments – I agree!
All the best,
Dr. Hecht
Author, “A Practical Guide to Hip Surgery”
Editor’s Note: Dr. Hecht sent us the following note:
Dear Mr. Young,
I would like to thank you for the recent inclusion in your journal of my book, “A Practical Guide to Hip Surgery”. https://ryortho.com/breaking/new-updated-guide-to-hip-replacement-announced/
It is my feeling that it has an important gravamen for both patient and physician.
I would also like to thank the author of the piece as it caught exactly the thrust and spirit of the work.
The book is a part of a patient education and communication platform created based on my 35 years as an Orthopedic Surgeon.
The platform includes a series of short pointed articles and a sequel to “A Practical Guide to Hip Surgery” titled “The Caregivers Hip Surgery Handbook”, Helping the One’s that Help.
Again my profound thanks to your Journal and the author of the piece (Biloine W. Young)
Sincerely,
M.E. Hecht, MD
Author “A Practical Guide to Hip Surgery”