John Charnley

John Charnley

Sir John Charnley (born August 29, 1911–August 5, 1982) was a British orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation,cite journal
author = Wroblewski, B.M.
year = 2002
title = Professor Sir John Charnley (1911–1982)
journal = Rheumatology
volume = 41
issue = 7
pages = 824-825
publisher= The British Society for Rheumatology via Oxford Journals
url = http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/41/7/824
accessdate = 2008-04-28] which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world. He also demonstrated the fundamental importance of bony compression in operations to arthrodese (fuse) joints, in particular the knee, ankle and shoulder.

Hip implant

The hip implant pioneered by Charnley comprised of a stainless steel pin fitting into a polymer socket, both parts being fixed into position by PMMA cement.

Career

Charnley was born in Bury in Lancashire. After excelling in science subjects at Bury Grammar School, Charnley was encouraged to aim for medicine. He commenced undergraduate studies at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1929, and qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Science (Anatomy and Physiology) in 1935.

Charnley was knighted in 1977.

References

*"Top 1000 Scientists: From the Beginning of Time to 2000 AD" Philip Barker ISBN 81-7371-2107

External links

* [http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/41/7/824 Oxford Journal Biography]


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