TY - JOUR
T1 - Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951)
T2 - His contributions to surgery for tumors of the spine and spinal cord in the context of spinal tumor surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - Historical vignette
AU - Griessenauer, Christoph J.
AU - Tubbs, R. Shane
AU - Shoja, Mohammadali M.
AU - Raborn, Joel
AU - Boes, Christopher J.
AU - Mortazavi, Martin M.
AU - Lanzino, Giuseppe
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Alfred W. Adson was a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. He described operations for a variety of neurosurgical diseases and developed surgical instruments. Under his leadership the Section of Neurological Surgery at the Mayo Clinic was established and he functioned as its first chair. Adson's contributions to the understanding of spinal and spinal cord tumors are less well known. This article reviews related medical records and publications and sets his contributions in the context of the work of other important pioneers in spinal tumor surgery at the time.
AB - Alfred W. Adson was a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. He described operations for a variety of neurosurgical diseases and developed surgical instruments. Under his leadership the Section of Neurological Surgery at the Mayo Clinic was established and he functioned as its first chair. Adson's contributions to the understanding of spinal and spinal cord tumors are less well known. This article reviews related medical records and publications and sets his contributions in the context of the work of other important pioneers in spinal tumor surgery at the time.
KW - History
KW - Spinal cord
KW - Spine
KW - Tumor
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84889262635
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U2 - 10.3171/2013.9.SPINE13220
DO - 10.3171/2013.9.SPINE13220
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24138061
AN - SCOPUS:84889262635
SN - 1547-5654
VL - 19
SP - 750
EP - 758
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
IS - 6
ER -