Bernhard Georg Weber • LITFL • Medical Eponym Library

Bernhard Georg Weber (1927 – 2002) was a Swiss surgeon.

Published extensively on many topics, including books on pseudoarthrosis, external fixators, and treatment of fractures in children. Eponymously affilaited with the Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification

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

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)

The Danis-Weber classification is a method of describing ankle fractures. It has three categories, based primarily upon the fracture of the fibula.

Major Publications

Weber BG. Die Verletzungen des oberen Sprunggelenkes (The injuries of the upper ankle). Huber 1972 (2e)
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