TY - JOUR
T1 - How to get in and out of the skull
T2 - from tumi to "hammer and chisel" to the Gigli saw and the osteoplastic flap
AU - Goodrich, James T.ait
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - Making "holes in the skull" is an ancient art and by some is considered the second oldest profession in the world-the first being prostitution. Early surgeons, and later on neurosurgeons, devised a number of ingenious ways to make a hole in the skull or elevate a depressed skull fracture. Trephined skulls from antiquity have now been found in most parts of world, showing that the art of trephining is not only ancient but clearly widespread. Beginning with antiquity the author traces the development of this surgical skill by reviewing the various tools used and surgical designs to perform what is now called a craniotomy.
AB - Making "holes in the skull" is an ancient art and by some is considered the second oldest profession in the world-the first being prostitution. Early surgeons, and later on neurosurgeons, devised a number of ingenious ways to make a hole in the skull or elevate a depressed skull fracture. Trephined skulls from antiquity have now been found in most parts of world, showing that the art of trephining is not only ancient but clearly widespread. Beginning with antiquity the author traces the development of this surgical skill by reviewing the various tools used and surgical designs to perform what is now called a craniotomy.
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U2 - 10.3171/2014.2.FOCUS13543
DO - 10.3171/2014.2.FOCUS13543
M3 - Article
C2 - 24708162
AN - SCOPUS:84921868302
SN - 1092-0684
VL - 36
SP - E6
JO - Neurosurgical focus
JF - Neurosurgical focus
IS - 4
ER -