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Includes a dedicated chapter on trepanation in the classic Mediterranean cultures and medieval Europe
Traces the development of cranial opening techniques and instruments throughout Europe and abroad until the end of the 19th century
Presents the origin and development of modern techniques for opening the skull
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction. Trepan, Trephine and Craniotomy
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Magic Times. Trepanation in Primitive Cultures
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Origins. Trepanation in Classical Mediterranean Cultures
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Dark Times. Trepanation in the Middle Ages
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Lights and Shadows. Trepanation and Trephine in Modern European Cultures
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About this book
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To complement the general overview and offer readers a more ‘hands-on’ sense of context and atmosphere, extensive historical references, stories, media news and illustrative cases have been included for each historical and geographical scenario.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.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
José M González-Darder
About the author
Dr. González- Darder received his medical degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Medical School of the Literary University ofValencia in 1977 and completed his training as neurosurgeon in the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia in 1982.
He held the highest honors in the M.D. and Ph.D. degree exams and was admitted as Membership of the Academy of Medicine ofValencia. From 1982 to 1992, he held a position as Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurosurgery in the Hospital and MedicalSchool of Medicine of the University of Cádiz. He was director of the Investigation Group 3080 of the Junta de Andalucía, Vice-Deanof the Medical School and Head of the Central Service of Investigation of the University of Cádiz.
In 1992 moved to Castellón as Head of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Hospital General de Castellón. Since 2007, Dr. González-Darder has headed the Department of Neurosurgery at the Hospital Clínico Universitario of Valencia and served as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Department of Surgery, University of Valencia.
He is author and coauthor of more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and three books, he was accredited as Chairman in the Health Science Area by the Ministry of Education of the Spanish Government in 2013.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trepanation, Trephining and Craniotomy
Book Subtitle: History and Stories
Authors: José M González-Darder
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22212-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22211-6Published: 07 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22214-7Published: 07 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22212-3Published: 04 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 436
Number of Illustrations: 119 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurosurgery, Anatomy, Human Physiology, Pathology