The only book-length biography of Codman ever written, by orthopedic surgeon and Codman scholar William J. Mallon, MD. Traces his full career across six fields (anesthesiology, radiology, general surgery, bone sarcoma, shoulder surgery, and the End Result Idea) using Codman's personal archives, correspondence, and interviews with his former trainees.
Mallon's own verdict, as a practicing shoulder surgeon: "In the field of shoulder surgery, Ernest Amory Codman bestrides the orthopaedic world like a colossus..
Codman and Neer must be considered the two absolute giants of the field of shoulder surgery." Useful for establishing his standing in the literature, not for clinical decision-making.
The only book-length biography of Codman ever written, by orthopedic surgeon and Codman scholar William J. Mallon, MD. Traces his full career across six fields (anesthesiology, radiology, general surgery, bone sarcoma, shoulder surgery, and the End Result Idea) using Codman's personal archives, correspondence, and interviews with his former trainees.
Mallon's own verdict, as a practicing shoulder surgeon: "In the field of shoulder surgery, Ernest Amory Codman bestrides the orthopaedic world like a colossus..
Codman and Neer must be considered the two absolute giants of the field of shoulder surgery." Useful for establishing his standing in the literature, not for clinical decision-making.