An Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques

The author has succeeded brilliantly in illustrating, chiefly through the medium of drawings, every step in his method of performing every known neurosurgical operation on the central nervous system. The explanatory remarks are brief and to the point, and the drawings almost speak for themselves. The work of the various artists is of high quality. Some of the technical methods used by the author may shock some Halstead-Cushing disciples. His almost universal use of the rubber catheter for drainage of brain tumors is certainly not the generally accepted practice. The methods he uses to prevent extradural hematomas seem to be more time consuming than would be required for complete hemostasis before the bone flap is replaced. The author has adapted many technical principles of general surgery to neurosurgery, obviously to cut down the length of the operative procedure. To some this may seem unwise, but those who have known him