Orthopaedic Correspondence Club letters, 1939-1981 1939-1981

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Orthopaedic Correspondence Club. Orthopaedic Correspondence Club letters, 1939-1981

Orthopaedic Correspondence Club letters, 1939-1981 1939-1981

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The Othopaedic (Othopedic) Correspondence Club sponsored the exchange of papers or essays in the form of letters among members of the club who were orthopedic surgeons. Topics ranged from major research projects on current practice and teaching of orthopedics to purely personal news about the writers. The club served as a sounding board for ideas subsequently published in professional journals. Since 1939 the number of letters exchanged each year varied between five and forty-eight although the goal was 52 letters a year, one for each week by one of the 52 members. Particular emphasis was placed upon: 1) reports of interesting cases, 2) descriptions of original techniques, methods, and treatment, 3) speculation on diagnostic problems, 4) description of useful instruments and apparatus, 5) ideas concerning office records and procedures, and 6) queries posed to members for consensus impressions. Photographs as part of manuscripts are common in the early years. The 1956 roster is a booklet which gives pictures and brief biographies of the members of the club.

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library