Abstract
Introduction: The article "Changes in the Management of Injuries to the Liver and Spleen" was originally presented as the Scudder Oration on Trauma at the American College of Surgeons' (ACS) 90th Annual Clinical Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2004. Charles L. Scudder, MD, a founding member of the College, was the originator and first Chairman of the Committee on the Treatment of Fractures from 1922 to 1933. The first "Fracture Oration" of the ACS by Dr Scudder was entitled "Oration on Fractures," was presented at the Clinical Congress in October 1929, and was published in Surg Gynecol Obstet 1930; 50:193-195. Fracture Orations were presented from 1929 to 1941 and 1946 to 1951, while an Oration on Trauma was presented from 1952 to 1962. From 1963 to present, the Scudder Oration on Trauma has been presented at the annual Clinical Congress by an individual with significant contributions to the field.
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