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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2025; 86(S 01): S59-S64
DOI: 10.1055/a-2558-3403
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International Relations of German Neurosurgeons after 1945 and the Evolution of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies

Hartmut Collmann
1   Karl-August-Bushe-Archiv für Geschichte der Deutschen Neurochirurgie, Neurochirurgische Univ.-Klinik, Würzburg, Germany
,
Ulrike Eisenberg
2   Historian of the German Society of Neurosurgery, Berlin, Germany
,
Wolf-Ingo Steudel
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/S., Germany
,
Jürgen Piek
4   Department of Neurosurgery, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Germany
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Abstract

International relationships of early German neurosurgeons had a long tradition. These connections had been cut off after World War II and could initially be re-established only at a personal level. In this context, Klaus Joachim Zülch, Kurt Schürmann, Hans Werner Pia, Friedrich Loew, and Arist Stender played a significant role. It took nearly two decades to establish good connections at an institutional level. During this process, major support came from France and should be considered as part of a growing cooperation of European states in various fields. The 1959 meeting of French, Swiss, and German neurosurgeons in Zürich was a crucial event, which ultimately led to the foundation of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

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Acta Neurochirurgica - Marcel David - Hugo Krayenbühl - EANS - German Democratic Republic


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