Joseph Schatzker • LITFL Medical Blog • Medical Eponym Library

Joseph Schatzker (1934 – ) Canadian Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Eponymously associated with the Schatzker classification for tibial plateau fractures. Published classification system for tibial plateau fractures in 1979.

He is known internationally for his skills in Orthopaedic fracture and trauma care, and still works as an Orthopaedic Surgeon today

Born 8 September 1934
1960 – MD University of Toronto
1962 – B.Sc.(Medicine), University of Toronto
1966 – Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Canada F.R.C.S.(C)
1967 – Duncan Fellow to Professor Dewar University of Toronto
1968 – McLaughlin Fellowship in Europe (Sweden and Switzerland)
1969 – Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University of Toronto
1971 – Member of the AO
1985 – Began work at Sunnybrook Hospital, the largest trauma centre in Canada
1998 – President AO/ASIF Foundation
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto
2007 – Member of the Order of Canada
2018 – Currently he resides as the Director of the Mueller Institute in Sunnybrook, Toronto, Canada, and still operates as an Orthopaedic Surgeon today

28 visiting Professorships including China and Australia
Dubbed ‘Mr. AO‘ for his involvement in the development of the current methods of fracture fixation
Special interests in Arthoplasty, Spine surgery and Trauma.
Helped translate the AO Swiss internal fixation technique for management of fractures into text to be distributed to English speaking Orthopaedic Surgeons
Editorial review board JBJS and Journal of Orthoapedic and Trauma Surgery

Schatzker J, McBroom R, Bruce D. The tibial plateau fracture. The Toronto experience 1968 – 1975. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979 Jan-Feb;(138):94-104. [PMID 445923]
Schatzker J. The Intertrochanteric Osteotomy. Springer. 1984
Müller ME, Nazarian S, Koch P, Schatzker J. The Comprehensive Classification of Fractures of Long Bones. Springer 1990
Schatzker J, Tile M. The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care. Springer 1993
Castiglia MT, Nogueira-Barbosa MH, Messias AMV, Salim R, Fogagnolo F, Schatzker J, Kfuri M. The Impact of Computed Tomography on Decision Making in Tibial Plateau Fractures. J Knee Surg. 2018 Feb 14. [PMID 29444540]

Markhardt B, Gross J, Monu J. Schatzker Classification of Tibial Plateau Fractures: Use of CT and MR Imaging Improves Assessment. Radiographics. 2009;29 (2): 585-597.
Zeltser D, Leopold S. Classifications in Brief: Schatzker Classification of Tibial Plateau Fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013; 471(2):371-374. [PMC3549155]
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Health Care Team Webpage. Dr. Joseph Schatzker, Orthopaedic Surgery. 2018. [Accessed 18 February 2018]
Joseph Schatzker Curriculum Vitae. Online webpage [Accessed 18 February 2018]