Biomedical subjects
C F Tham
Publications and source records attributed to C F Tham.
Neurosurgery in Singapore.
Neurosurgery was first done in 1956 by Sir Douglas Miller of Australia in 'A' Surgical Unit, Outram Road General Hospital. A section on neurosurgery was started in 1965 by Dr C F Tham at Thomson Road General Hospital. In September 1972, a new and fully equipped Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology was established. It is fully staffed and serves the whole of Singapore.
Perspectives in international neurosurgery: neurosurgery in Singapore.
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Current methods in the surgical treatment of strokes.
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Pituitary adenomas, East and West.
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Cranio-cerebral injuries from nail-gun used in the construction industry.
The nail-gun has been used in the construction industry world-wide. An increasing number of injuries to the cranium and other parts of the body has been reported due to its careless use or mishandling. Some of these are reviewed with emphasis on craniocerebral and spinal cord involvement. Two cases are reported here. Both of these patients survived and have returned to gainful employment.