Care and education of crippled children in the United States . An Outing. (See page 146)Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. INTRODUCTION orthopedic surgeon, or in farming districts, remote from the centersof population, because supervision by surgeons and trained nursescan be secured only by residence in the institution, both for oper-ative treatment and for subsequent convalescence, with schoolopportunities. Massachusetts and Minnesota have demon-strated the practicability of furnishing the best care and treat-ment in a state institution at a moderate cost both for equipmentand a
Care and education of crippled children in the United States . An Outing. (See page 146)Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. INTRODUCTION orthopedic surgeon, or in farming districts, remote from the centersof population, because supervision by surgeons and trained nursescan be secured only by residence in the institution, both for oper-ative treatment and for subsequent convalescence, with schoolopportunities. Massachusetts and Minnesota have demon-strated the practicability of furnishing the best care and treat-ment in a state institution at a moderate cost both for equipmentand administration, avoiding institutionalism or mischievouspartisanship. We shall continue to maintain dispensary service, in connec-tion with the orthopedic hospitals, for such children as can receiveproper care in their own homes; but, as far as possible, we shallseek for such children the benefit of the orthopedic hospital andthe convalescent homes, because of the difficulty of securing effi-cient execution of the surgeons orders in private families, evenamong fairly intelligent people. The efficiency of dispensary ser-vice will be
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