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Show OPERATES UPON WIFEJIfi SELF Doctor Takes 12 Inches of Skin From One Leg and Gives It to Mate CHICAGO. Juh 10 Details of an ! extraordinary surgical operation were today made public, in connection with the double operation performed by Dr. Orlando F. Scott on himself and wlfo yesterday. They were convalescing convales-cing today To prevent amputation of his w!fe' right lejr, r. scc.it sliced 13 Inches oi skin from one of his own limbs and Kraft'. I ii on the Injured member of' his wife. Throughout the operation which lasted an hour Dr Scott talked with Interns and students, explaining each btep as It was taken and whnt eteps' were to follow. He took no anarthe-J tic, and despite the pain, showed no outward nlgns of suffering The doctor waa a captain in the United States medical corp9 In France His specialty was Uquid fire case, where skin grafting operations were numerous. Mrs. Scott was injured In an automobile auto-mobile accident. Dr Scott set the leg. but an Infection made necessary either amputation or skin grafting. |