The classic: the registry of bone sarcomas as an example of the end-result idea in hospital organization. 1924.

Abstract

This Classic Article is a reprint of the original work by Ernest Amory Codman, The Registry of Bone Sarcomas as an Example of the End-Result Idea in Hospital Organization. An accompanying biographical sketch of Ernest Amory Codman, MD, and The Classic: Registry of Bone Sarcoma: Part I.—Twenty-Five Criteria for Establishing the Diagnosis of Osteogenic Sarcoma. Part II.—Thirteen Registered Cases of “Five Year Cures” Analyzed According to These Criteria are available at DOIs 10.1007/s11999-009-1047-8 and 10.1007/s11999-009-1049-6, respectively. The Classic Article is ©1924 by the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons and is reprinted with permission from Codman EA. The registry of bone sarcoma as an example of the end-result idea in hospital organization. <i>Bull Am Coll Surg</i>. 1924;8:34–38.