title: Alban G. Smith and the beginnings of spinal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Division, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Patchell
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tibbs
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States