Who’s Who in Orthopedics British Isles; this position he held until the end of the war.
Dr. Kidner contributed extensively to orthope- dic literature throughout his active life. His pub- lications covered a wide range of subjects and added greatly to orthopedic knowledge and tech- niques. Probably the outstanding characteristics of his writings were their conservatism and soundness; he was not one to be carried away by new ideas just because they were new, but was always ready to accept new proposals that had been thoroughly tested by time and experience.
Frederick Clinton Kidner was greatly honored in his time. He was a member of the American Orthopedic Association, serving as its president in 1937–1938, and a member of the Clinical Ortho- pedic Society. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He was associate professor of orthopedic surgery, emeritus, Wayne University School of Medicine; surgeon-in-chief, emeritus, of Orthopedics at the Children’s Hospi- tal of Michigan; retired chief surgeon of the Department of Orthopedics at Harper Hospital;
visiting orthopedic surgeon, Pontiac General Hos- pital and Wyandotte General Hospital; consultant in orthopedic surgery at the Woman’s and Receiv- ing Hospitals, Detroit.
Above and beyond these tangible evidences of respect and appreciation was the esteem of his colleagues and those who were privileged to be his friends and the love that came to him from those, especially the crippled children of his state, who through his skill and devotion were restored to health and usefulness. Dr. Frederick Clinton Kidner died in Detroit on October 20, 1950.
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