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T1 THe american academy of orthopaedic surgeons presents lectures on regional orthopaedic surgery and fundamental orthopaedic problems. number ii. selected from the instructional courses of the fourteenth annual assembly, chicago, january 25-30, 1947
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD August 20
VO 140
IS 16
SP 1307
OP 1308
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900510057027
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900510057027
AB This book, the second volume of Regional Orthopedic Surgery and Fundamental Orthopedic Problems, comprises some of the lectures delivered at the 1947 Annual Instructional Course sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. The opening lecture, dealing with the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of primary malignant tumors of bone, is written in a clear and concise manner. A short article reiterating some of the most salient points in reconstruction of the hand is of special interest. Among the papers dealing with lesions in the cervical region, the controversial scalenus anticus syndrome is discussed from an anatomic point of view. Opinion has since crystallized, and the prolapsed cervical disk and costoclavicular syndrome have their staunch adherents. This section is followed by one dealing with low back pain—some of the surgical concepts will not find favor in every quarter. Three excellent lectures on congenital dislocation of the hip, by orthopedic surgeons eminent