Central Nerve Plexus Injury (With CD-ROM) by Thomas Carlstedt

Central Nerve Plexus Injury (With CD-ROM)



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Central Nerve Plexus Injury (With CD-ROM) Thomas Carlstedt
Language: English
Page: 192
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1860945731, 9781860945731
Publisher: Imperial College Press

... inspirational in describing the efforts of a true surgical pioneer ... to treat traumatic injuries ... involving damage to spinal nerve roots. -- Michel Kliot, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Washington

In summary, this book is inspirational in describing the efforts of a true surgical pioneer over many years to tackle one of the most challenging surgical procedures to treat traumatic injuries which involve damage to spinal nerve roots as they enter at the spinal cord. It represents an injury at the interface of peripheral and central nervous systems and therefore poses certain unique challenges, as well as opportunities to compare and contrast what regenerating axons can and cannot do within these two very different environments. Dr Carlstedt has done what many physicians hope to do but very few ever achieve. He has increased our understanding of an important biological and clinical problem at a scientific level as well as pioneered a new surgical approach that is benefiting patients significantly. This book and the efforts represented in it serves as an inspiration to all of us interested in advancing the field of medicine. --Michel Kliot, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Washington and Acting Chief of Neurosurgery, Puget Sound V A Health Care System

Overall, I found the textbook to be an excellent read. It was highly informative. It laid out the challenges of clinical nerve root reimplantation very nicely, its potential benefits as well as its limitations ... This book should be on the shelf of every surgeon who has a serious interest in understanding and repairing brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries. It should also be widely read and understood by basic scientists and others in the field interested in either spinal cord or peripheral nerve repair and regeneration.