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He was born on June 17, 1837 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, of a family well known in Scottish history. His parents were Johnston and Jean (McConachie) Skene. He spent his boyhood in his native village.
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Excerpt from Pathology and Treatment of Injuries of the Pelvic Floor: With Special Reference to Subcutaneous Lacerations of the Levator Ani and Transversus Perinaei Muscles and the Formation of Rectocele Injuries of the second class, which are transverse, and have been described as internal lacerations, consist in laceration of the anterior fibres Of the levator ani muscle and fascia, and this is usually attended with separation of the muscular layer of the vaginal wall from the' pelvic floor. In some cases the laceration is complete, involving the mucous membrane as well as the muscular coat of the vagina, and in very rare cases the laceration reaches upwards and outwards as far as the laceration of the levator ani muscle extends, but as a rule the lacer ation Of the levator ani is subcutaneous, that is to say, not attended with laceration Of the mucous membrane of the vaginal wall. The injury of this muscle I believe was first described in my early writing on the subject, but if this is an unjust claim on my part I shall be happy to have it corrected at this time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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He was born on June 17, 1837 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, of a family well known in Scottish history. His parents were Johnston and Jean (McConachie) Skene. He spent his boyhood in his native village.
He acquired an education in the local schools, and began to study medicine at Kings College.
He studied medicine in Toronto in 1860 and attended the University of Michigan in 1861 and 1862. The following year he received the M. D. degree from the Long Island College Hospital Medical School.
At nineteen years of age he left home and came to America.
His practice, begun in Brooklyn in 1864, was interrupted by active duty in the Federal army as assistant surgeon in the volunteer corps. He taught gynecology at the New York Post-Graduate Hospital from 1883 to 1886, and was consultant to a number of dispensaries and hospitals. He was for many years attached to the Long Island College Hospital, where he served as teacher, operator, dean, and president. He was a founder and president of the American Gynecological Society (1886 - 87) and acted as president of the Medical Society of Kings County, 1874-75, the New York Obstetrical Society, 1877-79, and the Brooklyn Gynecological Society, 1891-92.
He was associate editor of the Archives of Medicine, 1883-84, the American Medical Digest, 1884-89, and the New York Gynaecological and Obstetrical Journal, 1891-1900.
He discovered in 1880 the Skene's urethral glands. He opened a private sanitarium in 1884 in Brooklyn with Dr. W. M. Thalon, and, in 1899, Skene's Hospital for Self-supporting Women. A skilful operator, the leading physician of Brooklyn of his time, he rose early, operated all morning, and saw as many as fifty patients in the afternoon.
He never became resigned to city life and resorted frequently to his country home in the Catskills where he enjoyed to the full the freedom of outdoor life. Here he could devote himself to his artistic talents, for had he not been a physician, he might well have made a name for himself as a sculptor. Many examples of his work may be seen at Kings County Medical Society.
After completely disregarding repeated warnings, he succumbed to an attack of angina pectoris at a comparatively early age and at the height of his career. Skene died in his summerhouse in the Catskills, New York, on 4 July 1900.
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His tremendous physique, his ruddy face, glowing with a kindly heartiness, his firm chin, and compelling eyes, reflected a vigorous and commanding personality. Intense in his work, he was equally so in his emotions, a stanch friend and formidable enemy.
His lectures were lucid, terse, and to the point, and he never missed an opportunity to assist and encourage younger men in special lines of work.
He was married to Annette Wilhelmine Lillian Van der Wegen of Brussels, Belgium. They had no children but adopted a daughter.