Technological Change in Modern Surgery: Historical Perspectives on Innovation

doi:10.1017/9781787440050

Examining the complex dynamics of medical treatment options and the variable character of surgical technologies, this volume broadens and transcends the notion of technological innovation.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

1 - Technological Change in Surgery: An Introductory Essay
pp 1-20

2 - Inimitable Innovation: Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach and the Renewal of Surgery, 1822–1847
pp 21-50

3 - Defining Difference: Competing Forms of Ovarian Surgery in the Nineteenth Century
pp 51-70

4 - “Making Bad Boys Good”: Brain Surgery and the Juvenile Court in Progressive Era America
pp 71-99

5 - Prosthetic Imaginaries: Spinal Surgery and Innovation from the Patient's Perspective
pp 100-128

6 - Disruptive Potential: The “Landmark” REMATCH Trial, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Technology, and the Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure in the United States
pp 129-155

7 - Placebos and the Progress of Surgery
pp 156-184

8 - Surgical Practice and the Reconstruction of the Therapeutic Niche: The Case of Myocardial Revascularization
pp 185-216

Bibliography of Secondary Sources
pp 217-228

List of Contributors
pp 229-230

Index
pp 231-236

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