The contribution to our understanding of spinal disorders by the great Windmill Street School of Anatomy.
METHODS
This is a review article.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to investigate the contribution of the private school of anatomy, the Great Windmill Street School, in our understanding of the physiology, anatomy and pathology of the spine and spinal cord and its role in the treatment of spinal diseases in the eighteenth century. Much has been written about the Hunter brothers and Sir Charles Bell and their contribution to anatomy and medical teaching but the significant role of the Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy in our understanding of the spinal cord and the treatment of spinal disorders had not been previously explored.


METHODS
Wendover, UK.


METHODS
Review of the literature.


RESULTS
Not applicable.


CONCLUSIONS
The Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy was unique and fundamental in our understanding of the spine and the spinal cord and the treatment of spinal diseases. What is remarkable is that this work emanated from a private school and not a hospital or a university and it allowed an outstanding school of surgeons and physicians to carry out their work unfettered.
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, UK.
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D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom