Alfred Velpeau
Alfred Velpeau (1795-1867), French surgeon and anatomist. Velpeau bandage, projection, quadrilateral space, and leukaemia
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Edward H. Bennett
Edward Hallaran Bennett (1837-1907) Irish surgeon. Bennett fracture: Two-part intra-articular thumb fracture base of first metacarpal
Gunnar Wiberg
Gunnar Wiberg (1902–1988), Swedish orthopaedic surgeon. Centre-edge angle, patellar classification and major contributions to hip dysplasia research.
William Henry Trethowan
William Henry Trethowan (1882-1934), British orthopaedic surgeon known for fracture surgery, bone grafting, foot surgery and the historical Trethowan sign
Jørgen Reimers
Jørgen Reimers (1931-2008), Danish paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Reimers migration percentage for surveillance of hip displacement in cerebral palsy.
Dietrich Tönnis
Dietrich Tönnis (1927-2010), German paediatric orthopaedic surgeon known for the Tönnis angle, Tönnis classification, triple pelvic osteotomy and work on hip dysplasia.
Perkins line
Perkins line is the vertical pelvic reference used with Hilgenreiner line in DDH assessment. Review its definition, 1928 origin, history and eponymythology
Heinrich Hilgenreiner
Heinrich Hilgenreiner (1870–1953) was a German-Bohemian surgeon who pioneered early diagnosis and treatment of developmental hip dysplasia and described Hilgenreiner line.
W. Wayne Babcock
William Wayne Babcock Jr (1872-1963), American surgeon linked to spinal anaesthesia, Babcock forceps, vein stripping, cranioplasty and surgical innovation.
Silvio Rolando
Silvio Rolando da Carasco (1873-1949) Italian surgeon and urologist, describer of the Rolando fracture, with his Genoa career, key contributions and historical context.
Louis Gilula
Louis Arnold Gilula (1942-2014) was an American musculoskeletal radiologist known for Gilula carpal arcs, wrist imaging, vertebroplasty and interventional radiology.
Lorenz Böhler
Lorenz Böhler (1885-1973) Austrian trauma surgeon, founder of organised accident care, Böhler angle, and controversial Nazi-era figure.