December 20 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 20.
Events
Births
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Deaths
1957 – Johannes Laurentius Augustinus Peutz (1886-1957), Dutch physician; described Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (1921)
1996 – Alan Graham Apley (1914-1996) was a British Orthopaedic Surgeon; described the Apley grind test [Apley compression test] (1947), and wrote Apley’s System of Orthopaedics and Fractures
Further reading
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