James R. Learmonth: the first peripheral nerve surgeon.
The life and education of James R. Learmonth are reviewed. His experimental and clinical activities place him historically as the first surgeon to devote himself to peripheral nerve surgery.
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Department of Plastic and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D012606:Scotland