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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765826203321

Titolo

Technological change in modern surgery : historical perspectives on innovation / / edited by Thomas Schlich and Christopher Crenner [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of Rochester Press

Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-78744-005-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Rochester studies in medical history ; ; v. 39

Disciplina

617

Soggetti

Surgery, Operative - History

Medical innovations - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the complex dynamics of medical treatment options and the variable character of surgical technologies, this volume broadens and transcends the notion of technological innovation.