Arthur Holstein

Arthur Holstein (1914 – 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 1914 Waterbury, Connecticut
• 1946 – Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley
• Died 26 October 2000

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 GM. Fractures of the humerus with radial-nerve paralysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1963; 45: 1382-8 [Holstein–Lewis fracture]

References

• 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. [PMID 25595361]
• Hunter TB, Peltier LF, Lund PJ. Radiologic history exhibit. Musculoskeletal eponyms: who are those guys? RadioGraphics 2000; 20: 819-36.