Reports of Cases in the Boston Orthopedic Institution ... Deformities of the Human Frame ....
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- Boston: D Clapp Jr., 1845
Boston: D Clapp Jr., 1845. First Edition. Stitched as issued.. Good; dust soiling.. 8vo, 35 pp. with text illustrations.
According to Rutkow, orthopedic surgery as a specialty made its appearance in America in 1838 when John B Brown opened the Boston Orthopedic Institution - the first such specialized hospital in America. Twenty of the city's most prominent surgeons offered their services without fee at the hospital. Brown was responsible for developing and applying the surgical "remedy" for club-foot. He was the author of several papers on the specialty. Rutkow ORp38.
According to Rutkow, orthopedic surgery as a specialty made its appearance in America in 1838 when John B Brown opened the Boston Orthopedic Institution - the first such specialized hospital in America. Twenty of the city's most prominent surgeons offered their services without fee at the hospital. Brown was responsible for developing and applying the surgical "remedy" for club-foot. He was the author of several papers on the specialty. Rutkow ORp38.
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Title
Reports of Cases in the Boston Orthopedic Institution ... Deformities of the Human Frame ....
Author
Brown, John B
Binding
Stitched as issued.
Condition
Good
Publisher
D Clapp Jr.: Boston
Date
1845
Edition
First Edition