Technological change in modern surgery : : historical perspectives on innovation / / edited by Thomas Schlich and Christopher Crenner.
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.
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| Superior document: | Rochester studies in medical history ; v. 39 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rochester, NY : : University of Rochester Press,, 2017. |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rochester studies in medical history ;
v. 39. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2021). |
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Table of 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.