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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Tolhurst, David
Titre(s) : Pioneers in plastic surgery [Texte électronique] / David Tolhurst
Publication : Cham : Springer, [2015]
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes index
This book is a collection of short accounts of the lives and works of surgeons who
began to use techniques in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that were to form
the basis of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and give rise to the specialty of
plastic surgery. Descriptions of the intricate and novel surgical operations undertaken
by these pioneers are included, but the emphasis is above all on stories of widely
varying and fascinating characters, from the strange or eccentric, such as Hippolyte
Morestin, to the serious or ambitious and a few, such as the Dutchman Johannes Esser
and the legendary Sir Harold Gillies, who were accomplished in other fields, including
business, sport, and art. It is related how the two World Wars played a key role in
the development of new techniques, and how the endeavors of the pioneers were sometimes
rejected by obstructive or abusive colleagues, impacting on careers and reputations.
Pioneers in Plastic Surgery will appeal to all with an interest in the history of
the discipline and the figures who shaped its birth and growth
Sujet(s) : Chirurgiens
Chirurgiens plasticiens
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783319195391
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44679944s
Notice n° :
FRBNF44679944
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : INTRODUCTION ; LIST OF PIONEERS ; 19TH CENTURY SURGEONS ; Short review of main developments
; Abbe ; Bier ; Diefffenbach ; Fergusson ; Joseph ; Lanz ; Lexer ; Morestin
; 20th CENTURY SURGEONS ; Short review of main developments ; Blair ; Burian ;
Esser ; Gillies ; Kilner ; Mowlem ; McIndoe ; Sanvenero ; Staige ; Davis.
