Bernhard Georg Weber

Biography

• Born in Switzerland 1927
• Medical training at Zürich Balgrist Hospital
• 1959 – Oberarzt (senior surgeon) under Maurice E. Müller at St. Gallen, Switzerland
• 1967 – Chefarzt of Orthopaedics and Trauma at St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Procalimed the “Minimax” slogan (maximum stability with a minimal approach) for minimally invasive hip surgery
• 1986 – Entered private practice
• 2000 – Honorary trustee of the AO Foundation
• Died of heart failure aged 75 in 2002

Medical Eponyms

• Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification (Danis 1949; Weber 1972)

Major Publications

• Weber BG. Die Verletzungen des oberen Sprunggelenkes (The injuries of the upper ankle), 2nd edition. Huber 1972
• Weber BG. Pseudarthrosen: Pathophysiologie, Biomechanik, Therapie, Ergebnisse (Pseudarthroses: pathophysiology, biomechanics, therapy, results)- 1976.
• Weber BG. Epiphysenfugenverletzungen am distalen Unterschenkel (Epiphysis joint injuries on the distal lower limb) Sondereinband – 1970

Controversies

• Danis-Weber classification system was first described by Robert Danis in 1949 and later modified and popularised by Bernhard Georg Weber in 1972, 10 years after Danis’ death.
• This simple ankle fracture classification system is more commonly called the Weber ankle fracture classification

References

• Mostofi, SB. Who’s Who in Orthopedics. p355-356. 2005.
• Bugler KE, White TO, Thordarson DB. Focus on Ankle Fractures. JBJS. 2012. 94:1107-1112.