Duncan Clark McKEEVER1905–1959

Ken McKee died on July 18, 1991, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife Dan and four children.

Dr. McKeever enjoyed hunting and fishing, and he was always delighted to be at his ranch.

McKeever was one of the founders of the Asso- ciation of Bone and Joint Surgeons and became its third president. He was also a member and active participant in many orthopedic organiza- tions and on local hospital boards and staffs.

On a rainy evening, October 13, 1959, when driving someone else’s car, he ran out of gas:

while filling the tank, he was struck by another car and killed.

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Duncan Clark McKEEVER

1905–1959

Duncan Clark McKeever was born on September 13, 1905, in Valley Falls, Kansas. After attending local schools, he graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1929. As a naval reservist, he spent the next 4 years in naval train- ing centers, followed by a residency in pathology at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. While there, he fell under the influence of Drs. Frank Dickson and Rex Divley and became interested in ortho- pedics. After 3 years of association with them, he moved to Houston in 1939 to open a private prac- tice. From 1941 to 1945, during World War II, he was back in the navy as chief of several hospitals.

After the war, he returned to his private practice.

McKeever’s knowledge of engineering princi- ples led to his research interest in stress analysis as it applied to operative procedures on bones. His advanced ideas in orthopedic surgery led him to develop original procedures, and his exacting attention to details helped make them successful.

His success led to additional innovative proce- dures, which included prostheses of the hip, patella, and tibial plateau.

His continuing studies kept him in demand as a teacher. Frequent visits from his many friends included those from Latin American countries.

Harrison L. McLAUGHLIN

1906–1970

Harrison L. McLaughlin was born in Cumber- land, Ontario, Canada, where his father was a general practitioner. He was educated in Ottawa, receiving his medical degree from Queen’s Uni- versity Medical College in 1933. Twenty-eight years after his graduation he returned to give the Commencement Address and receive an honorary LLD degree from his alma mater. After interning in the Ottawa Civic Hospital he moved to New York for further training.

He became a resident on the fracture service of

the Presbyterian Hospital directed by William

Darrach and Clay Ray Murray. After finishing his

residency he stayed on the faculty, becoming

chief of the fracture service after the death of Clay

Ray Murray, and clinical professor of orthopedic

surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons,

Columbia University. He played an important role