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A case of tumour of the spinal cord. Removal; recovery.
Med.-chir. Trans., 71, 377-430. 1888.
Horsley was the founder of neurosurgery in England. The above paper records the first successful operation for the removal of an extramedullary tumor of the spinal cord.
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| Entry Number | #4860 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/5638 |
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| External URL | a-case-of-tumour-of-the-spinal-cord-removal-recovery |