title: Development of instrumentation in neurosurgery.
abstract: This presentation is intended as a synopsis of the development of instrumentation in neurosurgery, with information about current status, evolution, and needs. Surgical instruments have been manufactured since the dawn of prehistory. Rough trephines for performing round craniotomies were discovered in Neolithic sites in many places.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Naples Federico II.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Divitiis
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history*