Which of these two books would you all recommend for a sub-I? Is fundamentals more trimmed down for the things you'll actually be expected to know, or is it worth investing in the big boi to see what the residents are actually learning?
I recommend Fundamentals and spot using Greenberg. I used fundamentals for my subis and was head and shoulders above my co-subis in knowledge because they were bogged down with Greenberg. Greenberg/neurosurgical atlas can be helpful for cases you know you’re going to see/have recently seen to help you learn and answer pimp questions
I tend to agree with this statement. The irony is that depending on where you end up, most attendings will tell you Greenberg's isn't detailed ENOUGH. So yeah you don't need to read rhoton as a sub-I, but Greenberg's is kind of already the spark notes of neurosurgery as it is. I used Greenberg's and didn't find it to be over to top from a detail standpoint. Hope that's helpful.