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A Doctor Explains Young Joseph Smith's Leg Operation!
Title
A Doctor Explains Young Joseph Smith's Leg Operation!
Publication Type
Video
Year of Publication
2021
Authors
Jackson, Scott (Primary)
Publisher
Doctrine and Covenants Central
Place Published
Springville, UT
Citation Key
10620
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Abstract
Scott Jackson, an orthopedic surgeon, explains the painful surgery Joseph Smith went through at the young age of 7. Doctor Jackson goes into the history of medicine at that time, and what Joseph Smith would have endured. He also includes a short video clip from a modern day surgery to demonstrate the procedure.
Subject Keywords
Sharon, VT
Smith, Joseph, Sr.
Typhoid Fever
Smith, Nathan
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