Dogged Persistence: Harrington Post Polio Scoliosis and the Origin of Spine Instrumentation
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Dogged Persistence
Harrington Post Polio Scoliosis and the Origin of Spine Instrumentation
By Marc Asher
In this compelling story of one man’s relentless effort to find a treatment for the disabling deformity, scoliosis, Dogged Persistence recounts the life and work of Paul Randall Harrington.
This American surgeon, a product of Kansas City, Kansas, schools and the University of Kansas, invented the Harrington Rod, a pioneer means for straightening and immobilizing the spine. The rod was born of the polio epidemic after World War II and Harrington’s research into ways to repair the damage of scoliosis, an offshoot of polio.
Paperback; 395 pages
About The Author:
Marc Asher MD, is a Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Emeritus at the University of Kansas.