Umfang:
236 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781580465946
Serie:
Rochester studies in medical history v. 39
Inhalt:
Technological change in surgery: an introductory essay / Thomas Schlich and Christopher Crenner -- Inimitable innovation : Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach and the renewal of surgery, 1822-1847 / Lisa Haushofer -- Defining difference : competing forms of ovarian surgery in the nineteenth century / Sally Frampton -- Making bad boys good? : brain surgery and the juvenile court in progressive era America / Delia Gavrus -- Prosthetic imaginaries : spinal surgery and innovation from the patient's perspective / Beth Linker -- Disruptive potential : the 'landmark' rematch trial, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology, and the surgical treatment of heart failure in the United States / Shelley McKellar -- Placebos and the progress of surgery / Christopher Crenner -- Surgical practice and the reconstruction of the therapeutic niche : the case of myocardial revascularization / David S. Jones
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Medizin
Schlagwort(e):
Chirurgie
;
Technischer Fortschritt
;
Geschichte
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Mehr zum Autor:
Schlich, Thomas 1962-
