Injuries of the Spinal Cord; Reprinted from the Illinois Medical Journal, issue of September 1921
Chicago: Illinois Medical Journal, 1921. Contemporary reprint. Wraps. Format is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. 11, [1] pages. Some cover wear and some page soiling. Stamp From the Library of Roger Ferron inside the front cover. Rare, indirect connection to Nancy Davis Reagan and President Ronald Reagan. Dr. Davis was a medical pioneer. The stepfather of Nancy Davis Reagan, and father-in-law to US President Ronald Reagan, he headed numerous medical boards, and published a number of articles and medical books. The authors note that "Observations made upon the enormous material afforded by the late war have permitted a revision and correction of many erroneous conceptions of the pathology, physiology and symptomatology of the nervous system. Of particular importance has been the knowledge obtained from a study of the injuries to the spinal cord....a sufficiently lard number of observations have been made to permit us to concur with the conclusions drawn from the study of the material of our allies. Grossly, injuries to the spinal cord may be divided into two classes; those occurring as the result of a direct trauma to the spinal cord, as by a missile, a splinter of bone, concussion or contusion and those to to indirect lesions, the result of compression, edema or a spread of infection. The symptomatology resulting from injuries to the spinal cord is the same whether the lesion is produced by high explosives, machine gun bullets or other missiles." Loyal Davis, MD, FACS, is widely known for his contributions in the field of neurological surgery. He was also a prolific writer and the long-time editor of Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics (SG&O), known today as the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
Dr, Davis was born in Galesburg, IL, in 1896, and earned the M.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1918. As a young doctor, he worked with Harvey Cushing, MD, FACS, who is credited with being the founder of the field of neurosurgery. At the age of 36, Dr. Davis was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern and continued to serve in that position for over 30 years. Dr. Davis joined the staff of SG&O in 1926. After the untimely death of his mentor Allen B. Kanavel in 1938, he succeeded Dr. Kanavel as editor of SG&O and served in that position until 1981. He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1928 during the time that College founder Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, served as ACS President. Dr, Davis subsequently served on the ACS Board of Regents from 1950 to 1963 (Chairman 1960-1962), and as College President (1962-1963). During his years as a College leader, he spoke out against the unethical practices of fee-splitting (payments from surgeons to referring physician) and the practice of unnecessary surgery. He was the author of the 1960 history of the American College of Surgeons, Fellowship of Surgeons, which he based largely on the memories, research, and documents compiled by long-time ACS employee Eleanor K. Grimm. (Miss Grimm created the 27-volume compilation in her retirement, after devoting her life to the College and serving it in many major capacities, including those of member of the Administrative Board and editor of College publications.) Additionally, Dr. Davis was a founding member of the American Board of Surgery (1937). He was senior neurosurgical consultant to the European Theatre of Operations during World War II and received the Legion of Merit in 1945. Among many other honors conferred on him was Honorary Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1955. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Spinal Cord, Military Medicine, Combat Injuries, Nancy Davis, Ronald Reagan, Northwestern University Medical School, Nervous Diseases, Nervous System, lesions, Dorsal, Lumbar, Compression Fractures, Laminectomies
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