Abstract
This biographical sketch on Ernest Amory Codman corresponds to the historic text, The Classic: The Registry of Bone Sarcomas as an Example of the End-Result Idea in Hospital Organization, available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-1048-7 and The Classic: Registry of Bone Sarcoma: Part I.-Twenty-Five Criteria for Establishing the Diagnosis of Osteogenic Sarcoma. Part II.-Thirteen Registered Cases of "Five Year Cures" Analyzed According to These Criteria, available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-1049-6 .