Arthroscope · Garrison-Morton-Norman

Year	Title & Tags	Author(s)
1921	Die Arthroendoskopie. Surgery & Anesthesia Instruments & Devices	BIRCHER, Eugen (1882 – 1956)
1931	Arthroscopy or the direct visualization of joints: An experimental cadaver study. Surgery & Anesthesia Instruments & Devices	BURMAN, Michael S. (1901 – 1975)
1957	Atlas of arthroscopy. Surgery & Anesthesia Instruments & Devices	WATANABE, Masaki (1911 – 1995)

1921 BIRCHER, Eugen (1882 – 1956)

First published account of the use of the laparoscope for arthroscopy.

GMN 4388.2 https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5956

1931 BURMAN, Michael S. (1901 – 1975)

Arthroscopy or the direct visualization of joints: An experimental cadaver study.

The first description of arthroscopic appearance of joints other than the knee, and a classic on the fundamental principles of the procedure. Follow-up paper by Burman, H. Finkelstein, & L. Mayer: Arthroscopy of the k…

GMN 4400.1 https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6021

1957 WATANABE, Masaki (1911 – 1995)

Atlas of arthroscopy.

The first atlas of arthroscopy, a major step in gaining wide acceptance of this operating technique. The color illustrations were prepared by an artist as available arthroscopes did not permit color photography. Watan…

GMN 4405.01 https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6093