Joseph Schatzker

Biography

• 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

Medical Eponyms

• Schatzker classification of tibial plateau fractures (1979)

Key Medical Attributions

• 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

Major Publications

• 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]

References

• 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]