Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/JHLXjNG Trepanation, Trephining and Craniotomy History and Stories By: José M González-Darder Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783030222116, 303022211X eText ISBN: 9783030222123, 3030222128 Copyright year: 2019 Format: EPUB Available from $ 139.00 USD SKU 9783030222123 This book takes readers on a journey around the world and through time, accompanied by a modern neurosurgeon who reviews historical techniques and instruments used for cranial opening. The author draws on original medical and surgical books to provide a comprehensive history of these techniques and tools. To complement the general overview and offer readers a more ‘hands-on’ sense of context and atmosphere, extensive historical references, stories, media news and illustrative cases have been included for each historical and geographical scenario. In addition, original illustrations and plates of these archaic instruments and techniques are supplied. Neurosurgical surgeons, nurses, technicians, medical historiographers, paleo-pathologists and researchers interested in surgical techniques for cranial opening will find the volume a valuable guide, intended to increase the historical and cultural awareness of this core topic in neurological surgery.
