Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen
Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen (1886 – 1953) was a Norwegian born, American Orthopaedic surgeon.
Smith-Petersen pioneered the Mould-Arthroplasty procedure. He placed a glass mold over the femoral head to stimulate fibrocartilage metaplasia and form a smooth articular surface (1923). He conceived the idea after discovering a smooth synovial membrane surrounding a glass shard pulled out of a patient’s back. The glass was fragile and shattered after a few months, but the initial results were positive so Smith-Petersen changed the hemisphere mold from glass to pyrex and finally the metal alloy vitallium (1937).
Biography
- Born 14 November 1886 Grimstad, Norway
- Died 16 June 1953 Boston, Massachusetts
Medical Eponyms
- Smith-Peterson approach to the hip (anterior approach)
- Smith-Petersen Vitallium mould arthroplasty [1923 (glass) to 1937 (vitallium)]
Associated persons
- Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen (1886-1953) [Smith-Petersen mould arthroplasty, 1923]
- Austin Talley Moore (1899–1963) [Austin Moore hip prosthesis, 1942]
- Frederick Roeck Thompson (1907–1983) [Thompson Vitallium Hip Prosthesis, 1950]
- John Charnley (1911-1982) [Moore hip prosthesis, 1950]
Major Publications
- Smith-Petersen MN. Treatment of malum coxae senilis, old slipped upper femoral epiphysis, intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum, and coxa plana by means of acetabuloplasty. 1936. [Classic reprint: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Mar;467(3):608-15. PMC2635442]
- Smith-Petersen MN. Evolution of mould arthroplasty of the hip joint. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1948 Feb;30B(1):59-75. [Classic reprint: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Dec;453:17-21. [PMID 17312584]
- Smith-Petersen MN. Approach to and exposure of the hip joint for mold arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1949 Jan;31A(1):40-6. [PMID 18122877]
References
- Dr. M. N. Smith-Petersen, 1886–1953. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1953 Aug;35-B(3):482-4. [PMID 13084701]
- MARIUS Nygaard Smith-Petersen, 1886-1953. N Engl J Med. 1953 Jul 30;249(5):210-1. [PMID 13063716]
- Mostofi SB. Who’s Who in Orthopedics. Springer; 2005: 310-312
- Baker JF, Vioreanu MH, Khan HA. Smith-Petersen Vitallium mould arthroplasty: a 62-year follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2011 Sep;93(9):1285-6. [PMID 21911544]
- Brand RA. Femoroacetabular impingement: current status of diagnosis and treatment: Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen, 1886-1953. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Mar;467(3):605-7. [PMC2635449]
- Hernigou P, Quiennec S, Guissou I. Hip hemiarthroplasty: from Venable and Bohlman to Moore and Thompson. Int Orthop. 2014 Mar; 38(3): 655–661. [PMC3936081]
- Parcells B. History of THA. Hip & Knee Book. 2017
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