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History of spine surgery in the ancient and medieval worlds
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There is a paucity of surviving texts from ancient and medieval times that can shed light on the early development of spine surgery. Nevertheless, the author reviews many of the available books and fragments and discusses early developments in the field of spine surgery from the point of view of physicians' personalities, general themes, and actual surgical practices. For purposes of an overview and to highlight changing trends in spine surgery, he divides the paper into four eras of medicine: 1) Egyptian and Babylonian; 2) Greek and early Byzantine; 3) Arabic; and 4) medieval.
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- Authors
- Goodrich, J. T.
- Affiliations
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Goodrich, James Tait
- ORCID
- Goodrich, James Tait
- Venue
- Neurosurgical Focus
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-13
- ISSN
- 1092-0684 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1984645160
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 132.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Neurosurgical FOCUS (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › History of Medicine Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › History of Medical Practice
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Medical History and Innovations
- Keywords
- history of spine surgery, ancient medicine, medieval medicine, Egyptian medicine, Babylonian medicine, ancient Greek medicine, Byzantine medicine, Islamic medicine, surgical practice
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Dogs, Egypt, Greece, Humans, Manuscripts, Medical as Topic, Medicine in the Arts, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Diseases, Spinal Injuries, Spine, Swine, Traction, Byzantium, Arab World, Neurosurgical Procedures, Orthopedic Procedures, History, 15th Century, History, Ancient, History, Medieval
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