History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries

John Russell Silver

ISBN 10: 1461347505 / ISBN 13: 9781461347507

Verlag: Springer, 2012

History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries | John Russell Silver | Taschenbuch | xvii | Englisch | 2012 | Springer | EAN 9781461347507 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 105650288

Inhaltsangabe:

Injury of the spinal cord has been known since antiquity. There is no cure for the injury and until modern times patients died rapidly from a combination of pressure sores and urinary tract infection. Treatment consists of preventing complications until the spine has stabilised and the patient can be rehabilitated to an independent life. History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries explores how this treatment developed in the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, in Europe, Great Britain and latterly in the United States. It describes how these principles of treatment were recognised and explores the relationship and rivalry of the powerful personalities of the doctors who developed this treatment against the social background at different times.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

`In this book Dr Silver who has devoted his life to the treatment of spinal injuries achieves a unique balance of historical perspective and neurological expertise... Dr Silver worked with Dr Guttmann for four years and so developed the expertise to become the Consultant in charge of the Liverpool Regional Paraplegic Centre... I can commend this book highly both to neurologists and to students of medical history.'
From the Foreword by Sir Roger Bannister

This was a thoroughly good read which I would recommend to anyone with an interest in spinal cord injury.
Lesley Casey, Alexander Harris

`In this book Dr Silver who has devoted his life to the treatment of spinal injuries achieves a unique balance of historical perspective and neurological expertise... Dr Silver worked with Dr Guttmann for four years and so developed the expertise to become the Consultant in charge of the Liverpool Regional Paraplegic Centre... I can commend this book highly both to neurologists and to students of medical history.'
From the Foreword by Sir Roger Bannister

This was a thoroughly good read which I would recommend to anyone with an interest in spinal cord injury.
Lesley Casey, Alexander Harris

This book deserves a honoured position on the shelf of medical history and will be a stimulus to every doctor who is excited by the challenge of conditions for which no cure is currently available.
M. Laurence, J Bone Joint Surg, 2004;86-B:1091.

This book deserves a wide readership.
Mr. P. Edmond, J R Coll Surg Edinb Irel 2:3;185-186.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries
Verlag: Springer
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu