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Maurice Müller on the start of the first AO course in Davos, 1960:

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Schatzker (2018), p. 99.

  2. 2.

    Schlich (2002), p. 65.

  3. 3.

    Translated by Schlich (2002), p. 66 from Müller et al. (1963).

  4. 4.

    Taleb (2007).

  5. 5.

    Taleb (2012), p. 90.

  6. 6.

    Heim (2001), p. 117.

  7. 7.

    Schneider (1983), p. 26. The letter by Maurice Müller is very detailed in terms of instructions to the AO membership and illustrates that members were to be active and well-prepared for the meetings.

  8. 8.

    Schatzker (2018), p. 99.

  9. 9.

    Interview with Peter Matter, former Chief Surgeon Davos Hospital, (1971–1997), former Head of Swiss AO 1982–1992, and President of AO Foundation (2000–2002), conducted on 21 February, 2018, in Davos.

  10. 10.

    Müller et al. (1963).

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  1. Professor Emeritus Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA

    Jean-Pierre Jeannet

  2. Professor Emeritus IMD Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Jean-Pierre Jeannet

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Jeannet, JP. (2019). Pillar Two: Teaching Osteosynthesis. In: Leading a Surgical Revolution. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01980-8_10

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