Thursday, February 04, 2010
S. W. Mitchell and Phantom Limbs
The Civil War surgeon S. Wier Mitchell was one of the first physicians to study phantom limb syndrome. He collaborated with W.W. Keen and G.R. Morehouse at Turner’s Lane Hospital in Philadelphia (aka Stump Hospital). Their work formed the foundation for groundbreaking research on and understanding of neurological injuries.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 02/04 at 10:11 PM