The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 82:739 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Falling in Love Again*
S. TERRY CANALE, M.D.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
*First Vice-President's Address. Read at the Annual Meeting of
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, Florida,
March 17, 2000.
Campbell Foundation, 910 Madison Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis,
Tennessee 38103. E-mail address: stcanale@campbellclinic.com.
There is an old Southern saying that when you
see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know he had some help getting
there. I would like to thank Dr. John Gartland and Dr. Jim Beaty
for pulling and pushing to get me to the top of that post. I'll
leave to your imagination who pulled and who pushed.
My daughter, Haines, and my son, Robb, are here, and I would
like to thank them both for putting up with this dysfunctional,
egocentric, self-centered orthopaedic surgeon posing as a father.
Finally, and most importantly, I am indebted to my wife, Sissie,
who has made countless sacrifices in her career to foster mine.
She has been my inspiration as we have trudged along together for
thirty-three years. Somewhere along the way I have fallen in love
with her again, and she is, in fact, the inspiration for my remarks
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