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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616 EAN: 9780892034192 Edition: 1 ISBN: 089203419X Label: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Manufacturer: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 335 Publication Date: May 10, 2008 Publisher: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Studio: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The 75th Anniversary of the AAOS offers an auspicious occasion to document the remarkable growth of our specialty over the last century. "Getting it Straight: A History of American Orthopaedics" provides a wonderful perspective on where we have been and even perhaps, where we are headed. Young orthopaedists, in particular, will benefit from new understanding of the changing burdens of different musculoskeletal diseases, the innovations, the occasional technological dead ends, the recurrent socioeconomic challenges, and the creative historical figures of our surgical specialty.The chapters are devoted to: The Origins of American Orthopaedics; Musculoskeletal Surgery in Children: The Soul of Orthopaedics; Fractures and Dislocations; The Total Joint Revolution and the New Science of Biomaterials; Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Spine; Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Specialization in Orthopaedics and the Development of Specialty Societies; Orthopaedic Device Manufacturers; Education and Research in Orthopaedics; and, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 
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