Arthur Holstein

Arthur Holstein (1913-2000) was an American Orthopedic Surgeon. Along with Gwilym B. Lewis he is eponymously affiliated with the Holstein–Lewis fracture, they first described in 1963

Biography

• Born on December 25, 1913 in Waterbury, Connecticut
• 1946 – Orthopaedic surgeon at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley
• Died on October 26, 2000 in Berkeley, California

Medical Eponyms

Holstein–Lewis fracture (1963)

Simple spiral fracture of the humerus involving the distal 1/3 of the shaft with the distal bone fragment displaced and the proximal end deviated toward the radial side. Often associated with radial nerve paralysis.

Major Publications

• Holstein A. Concussion fractures and dislocations abord small craft. United States Naval Medical Bulletin 1945; 44: 790-792
• Holstein A, Lewis GB. Laminectomy and fusion for disc lesions. Calif Med. 1957 Feb;86(2):91-2.
• Holstein A, Lewis GB. Comminuted fractures of the acetabulum: central dislocation of the femoral head. J Int Coll Surg. 1959 Jul;32(1):65-70.
• Lewis GB, Holstein A. End results in patellectomy. Bull Hosp Joint Dis. 1960 Apr;21:71-4.
• Holstein A, Lewis GB. Fractures of the humerus with radial-nerve paralysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1963; 45: 1382-8 [Holstein–Lewis fracture]
• Holstein A, Lewis GB. Extruded lumbar intervertebral discs in pseudospondylolisthesis. Bull Hosp Joint Dis. 1969 Apr;30(1):28-38.

References

Biography

• Hunter TB, Peltier LF, Lund PJ. Radiologic history exhibit. Musculoskeletal eponyms: who are those guys? RadioGraphics 2000; 20: 819-36.
• HOLSTEIN, Arthur, M.D. October 28, 2000

Eponymous term

• Somford MP, Wiegerinck JI, Hoornenborg D, van den Bekerom MP, Eygendaal D. Eponyms in elbow fracture surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Mar;24(3):369-75

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