Frank Wild Holdsworth

Biography

• Born 1904, Bradford
• Died 1969

Key Medical Attributions:

• More about medical contributions

Medical Eponyms

• Holdsworth fracture (1963) unstable fracture dislocation of the thoraco-lumbar junction of the spine
  

Major Publications

• Holdsworth Fractures, dislocations, and fracture-dislocations of the spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1970 Dec;52(8):1534-51. [PMID 5483077]
• Holdsworth FW. Dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the pelvis. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1948 Aug;30B(3):461-6. [PMID 18877981]

References

• Brand RA. Biographical Sketch: Frank Wild Holdsworth, FRCS (1904–1969). Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Aug; 470(8): 2083–2084. [PMC3392394]
• Obituary: Sir Frank Wild Holdsworth 1904-1969. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1970 Feb;52(1):168-70. [PMID 4908146]
• In Memoriam: Sir Frank Holdsworth. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1970 Feb; 46(2): 115–117. [PMC2387709]
• Biography: Sir Frank Wild Holdsworth. Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England.
  
• Mostofi SB. Who’s Who in Orthopedics. Springer; pp 145-147, 2005 edition