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Frederick Houdlette Albee was born in Alna, Maine, United States, on Apr. 13, 1876.
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The author has been induced to write this book in order to answer as far as possible the many inquiries in regard to bone grafting and to present the technique of the application of the bone graft in the widening field for its use, which is covered in no other work yet published. The greater portion of this book presents the authors original applied technique with ample illustrations. Bone, being one of the simple connective tissues, lends itself favorably to transplantation and to the repair of skeletal deficiencies and is the most reliable means of internal bone fixation. Instead of antagonizing Nature by attempting to introduce a foreign substance, the surgeon, by using autogenous material is following Nature sown method, being thereby able to overcome mechanical surgical defects which he has hitherto been unable to cope with. The use of uncertain extemporizing methods and the application of external fixation braces cannot compare with the accurate, direct internal implantation of an autogenous bone graft contacting corresponding structures of graft and host bone, i.e., periosteum to periosteum, compact bone to compact bone, endosteum to endosteum and marrow to marrow. As improved machinery and tools have made the skilled artisan more efficient, so likewise has the introduction of rontgenography and electrically driven tools augmented the skill and accuracy of the surgeon in arresting bone diseases and restoring bone defects and has opened ways of dealing with bone and joint conditions such as have never been attempted with the cruder hand tools. Though the author considers the use of the motor-driven tools as more nearly approaching the ideal conditions yet there are instances where their use is not absolutely essential. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy,
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Frederick Houdlette Albee was born in Alna, Maine, United States, on Apr. 13, 1876.
He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1899 and received his M. D. degree from the Harvard Medical School in 1903.
In 1911 Albee was appointed chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at the Cornell Medical School, and while there he perfected new techniques in orthopedics such as bone grafts and fusions. In 1929 he founded the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery. From 1939 to 1943 he served as president of the International College of Surgeons. His writings include many books on procedures in orthopedic surgery and an autobiography (1943). He was interested in mental rehabilitation as well as orthopedic surgery. Albee died in New York City on Feb. 15, 1945.
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