Technological change in modern surgery : historical perspectives on innovation /: historical perspectives on innovation. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Thomas Schlich and Christopher Crenner.
• Editors: Schlich, Thomas; Crenner, Christopher, 1961-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : University of Rochester Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (244 pages)
• Subjects: 617; Surgery, Operative -- History; Medical innovations -- History; Specialties, Surgical -- history; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- trends; Inventions -- history; History, Modern 1601-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787440029; 1787440028
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.