Burkhart's 2003 AANA Presidential Address uses the metaphor of the 'cowboy and scientist' to define the character required of the modern arthroscopic surgeon — arguing that tenacity and self-reliance must be coupled with adaptability and rigorous scientific thinking to advance the field and avoid the fate of those who let dogma override evidence.
Burkhart's 2003 AANA Presidential Address uses the metaphor of the 'cowboy and scientist' to define the character required of the modern arthroscopic surgeon — arguing that tenacity and self-reliance must be coupled with adaptability and rigorous scientific thinking to advance the field and avoid the fate of those who let dogma override evidence.