Project Gutenberg 2009-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 134 Yandell, David Wendel 1826 1898 Yandell, D. W. (David Wendel) 43043955 Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky: A Sketch Produced by David Garcia, Woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky: A Sketch" by David Wendel Yandell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the early development of surgical practices in Kentucky, detailing significant surgical pioneers and their contributions to medicine. It specifically focuses on the lives and achievements of key figures in Kentucky's surgical history, highlighting their groundbreaking work and the impact they had on the field of surgery. The content of the book chronicles the lives of several notable surgeons, including Dr. Walter Brashear, who performed the first successful hip-joint amputation in America, and Dr. Ephraim McDowell, recognized as the "father of ovariotomy" for his pioneering work in removing ovarian tumors. Yandell not only recounts their surgical achievements but also presents their personal stories, professional challenges, and the context of the medical landscape in which they worked. This portrayal offers readers insight into the early practices of surgery, the challenges faced by these medical pioneers, and the evolution of surgical techniques that would influence modern medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Surgeons -- Kentucky Surgery -- Kentucky -- History R Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Health & Medicine 70645 2025-07-11T13:46:42.053285 text/html 67497 2009-03-13T05:20:56 text/html 119279 2025-07-11T13:46:47.297289 application/epub+zip 117671 2025-07-11T13:46:45.005245 application/epub+zip 90862 2025-07-11T13:46:43.908305 application/epub+zip 248066 2025-07-11T13:46:49.013289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238394 2025-07-11T13:46:46.614229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151845 2022-09-13T08:18:13.535891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62584 2025-07-11T13:46:41.815256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62374 2009-03-13T05:20:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62366 2009-03-13T05:20:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21116 2025-07-11T13:46:49.191250 application/rdf+xml 17031 2025-07-11T13:46:44.397432 image/jpeg 3823 2025-07-11T13:46:44.152241 image/jpeg 24962 2009-03-13T05:20:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 26586 2009-03-13T05:20:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 24944 2009-03-13T05:20:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 116553 2025-07-11T13:46:42.060271 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog