Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 31.

Events

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Births

1859 – Albert Hoffa (1859-1907), German orthopedic surgeon; described Hoffa fracture (1888); Hoffa’s syndrome (Hoffa fat pad impingement) (1904) and Hoffa System of therapeutic massage (1893)

1908 – John Englebert ‘Bert’ Dunphy (1908-1981), American surgeon; described Dunphy sign (1953)

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Deaths

1960 – Fernand Léon Cathelin (1873-1960), French urologist; described Cathelin’s method (Caudal epidural anaesthesia) (1901). Invented the Cystoscope à air and Diviseur vésical

1966 – Samuel Albert Levine (1891-1966), Polish-American cardiologist. Described Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome (1952), the Levine Heart Murmur Grading Scale (1933), the Levine sign (1934)

1983 – Paula Julie Elisabeth Hertwig (1889-1983), German biologist and geneticist; described Hertwig-Weyers syndrome (1942)

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