Abstract
Alfred W. Adson was a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. He described operations for a variety of neurosurgical diseases and developed surgical instruments. Under his leadership the Section of Neurological Surgery at the Mayo Clinic was established and he functioned as its first chair. Adson's contributions to the understanding of spinal and spinal cord tumors are less well known. This article reviews related medical records and publications and sets his contributions in the context of the work of other important pioneers in spinal tumor surgery at the time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 750-758 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- History
- Spinal cord
- Spine
- Tumor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Surgery