This Classic article is a reprint of the original work by William Arbuthnot Lane, The Operative Treatment of Fractures. An
accompanying biographical sketch on William Arbuthnot Lane, M.S., F.R.C.S., is available at DOI
10.1007/s11999-009-0861-3. The Classic Article is ©1909 by Wolters Kluwer Health-Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and is reprinted with permission from
Lane WA. The operative treatment of fractures.
Ann Surg. 1909;50:1106.
Delivered before the American Medical Association, June 9, 1909.
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