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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81:1053-62 (1999)
© 1999 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Five Rings of Musashi*

JAMES H. HERNDON, M.D.{dagger}, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS


   Introduction
 
Mr. President, fellow members of the American Orthopaedic Association, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:

I want to thank you for the honor you have bestowed upon me. This is a proud moment, and, like my predecessors, I am both humbled and excited by the task you have set for me. The humbling part, by the way, came quickly, as soon as I started preparing for this speech. There is nothing quite so intimidating as going back through the history of our Association and reviewing the thoughtful commentaries of its past leaders. But as I did so, and as I took stock of our current situation, my excitement began to build.

I found, in my reading, that our history as an association is as rich and diverse as the worlds of science and medicine, paralleling the changes in our society and nation. It is replete with the timely words and exceptional . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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