Development of instrumentation in neurosurgery.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.11.001.
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Abstract
This presentation is intended as a synopsis of the development of instrumentation in neurosurgery, with information about current status, evolution, and needs. Surgical instruments have been manufactured since the dawn of prehistory. Rough trephines for performing round craniotomies were discovered in Neolithic sites in many places.
Medical subject headings
- Equipment Design
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Surgical Instruments