J Reconstr Microsurg 2000; 16(3): 0213-0218
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7555
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James R. Learmonth: The First Peripheral Nerve Surgeon

A. Lee DellonCARET, Peter C. Amadio
  • Departments of Plastic and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, and Hand and Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

ABSTRACT

-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.