Cracking Chests: How Thoracic Surgery Got From Rocks to Sticks

Cracking Chests is a tale of the origins and development of chest surgery—its inner workings, told by a prominent chest surgeon. Interspersed with humorous self-reflection are insights into the field's pioneers both in and out of the operating room, told with zestful detail about the challenges posed by their times, cultures, and the typically rudimentary state of medical science. We watch the trial and error of the development of chest surgery—gratefully on other patients long past.

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