April 04, 1997 • Page Image 71
…Spotlight on: HAIR RAISING VIOMEMI Presented by Nelson (Nick) Hersh, D.D.S., M.S. Licensed Specialist SITUATIONS THAT CALL FOR FORCE Hip Replacement's Heavy Costs Almost half a million joint-re- placement surgeries are . per- formed each year in the United States, and about 10 percent of those patients will require addi- tional surgery within 10 years to replace components and sur- rounding bone. Each follow-up procedure costs $40,000 to...…

















































