TY - JOUR
T1 - The microneurosurgical anatomy legacy of Albert L. Rhoton Jr. MD
T2 - An analysis of transition and evolution over 50 years
AU - Matsushima, Toshio
AU - Matsushima, Ken
AU - Kobayashi, Shigeaki
AU - Lister, J. Richard
AU - Morcos, Jacques J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to express our gratitude to the late Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. (University of Florida) for his continuous teaching and guidance. We would like to recognize and thank William A. Fried Friedman MD, Professor and Chairman, Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, for his support in the development of this article. We are also grateful to several former Japanese Rhoton fellows for their suggestions. In addition, we are grateful to Ms. Jessica Striley and Ms. Sumiko Matsushima for their assistance in preparing and submitting this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© AANS 2018.
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. was a pioneer of the study of microneurosurgical anatomy. Championing this field over the past half century, he produced more than 500 publications. In this paper, the authors review his body of work, focusing on approximately 160 original articles authored by Rhoton and his microneuroanatomy fellows. The articles are categorized chronologically into 5 stages: 1) dawn of microneurosurgical anatomy, 2) study of basic anatomy for general neurosurgery, 3) study for skull base surgery, 4) study of the internal structures of the brain by fiber dissection, and 5) surgical anatomy dealing with new advanced surgical approaches. Rhoton introduced many new research ideas and surgical techniques and approaches, along with better microsurgery instruments, through studying and teaching microsurgical anatomy, especially during the first stage. The characteristic features of each stage are explained and the transition phases of his projects are reviewed.
AB - Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. was a pioneer of the study of microneurosurgical anatomy. Championing this field over the past half century, he produced more than 500 publications. In this paper, the authors review his body of work, focusing on approximately 160 original articles authored by Rhoton and his microneuroanatomy fellows. The articles are categorized chronologically into 5 stages: 1) dawn of microneurosurgical anatomy, 2) study of basic anatomy for general neurosurgery, 3) study for skull base surgery, 4) study of the internal structures of the brain by fiber dissection, and 5) surgical anatomy dealing with new advanced surgical approaches. Rhoton introduced many new research ideas and surgical techniques and approaches, along with better microsurgery instruments, through studying and teaching microsurgical anatomy, especially during the first stage. The characteristic features of each stage are explained and the transition phases of his projects are reviewed.
KW - Historical review
KW - History
KW - Microsurgical anatomy
KW - Rhoton
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050394526&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85050394526&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3171/2017.7.JNS17517
DO - 10.3171/2017.7.JNS17517
M3 - Article
C2 - 29393756
AN - SCOPUS:85050394526
VL - 129
SP - 1331
EP - 1341
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0022-3085
IS - 5
ER -