frankel saul arnold (1 risultati)

New Eng. J. Med., 264. - May 11, 1961, 4°, 4 pp., orig. self wrappers. Rare Offprint! From the Department of Surgery. Yale University School of Medicine. "CORDOTOMY for the relief of intractable pain was first performed by Martin in 1911 and is now a well established procedure. Unfortunately, many patients are denied its benefits because of a lack of understanding of what may be expected from this operation. Both patients and physicians have a natural tendency to regard surgery as a radical step, and especially surgery on the central nervous system. Those who have had any experience with cordotomy are also aware that there is a certain incidence of failure and of complications of varying severity. To make the decision to take a specific therapeutic step ." Saul Arnold Frankel (1921-2009) James D. Prokop (1933-1997).