Robert Danis
Robert Danis (1880-1962) was a Belgian general surgeon.
Early description of sacral block technique used worldwide (1913); developed Depage-Danis technique of total mastectomy and early compression plates for fracture fixation (1932); published ground-breaking work on internal fixation of fractures (1932); and created his own ‘coapteusr’, plates providing axial compression across fracture segments, allowing accurate fracture healing without callus formation (1938)
Pioneer of anatomical reduction and rigid fixation for internal fracture fixation. Eponymously affiliated with Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification
Biography
- Born on August 28, 1880 in Oudenaarde, Belgium
- 1904 – Graduated Université Libre de Bruxelles; surgical assistant to renowned surgeon, Dr Antoine Deparge
- 1919 – Professor of operative surgery and gynaecology
- 1925 – Chairman of the department of surgery at Hôpitals Brugmann and St Pierre
- 1932 – Pioneered new total mastectomy technique for breast cancer
- 1938 – Designed Coapteur for internal fracture fixation
- 1947 – Honorary fellow of Royal College of Surgeons England
- 1949 – Published ‘Theorie et pratique de l’osteosynthese’ regarding internal fixation of bone fractures, contributing to Dani-Weber classification
- 1951 – Elected president of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie [International society of surgery]
- Died unexpectedly on July 3, 1962
Medical Eponyms
Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification (Danis 1949; Weber 1972)
The Danis-Weber classification is a method of describing ankle fractures. It has three categories, based primarily upon the fracture of the fibula. The Danis-Weber classification system was first described by Robert Danis in 1949 and later modified and popularised by Bernhard Georg Weber in 1972, 10 years after Danis’ death.
This simple ankle fracture classification system is more commonly called the Weber ankle fracture classification. It has three categories, based primarily upon the fracture of the fibula.
Major Publications
- Danis R. Sur les moyens d’éviter le pneumothorax opératoire, un nouveau genre d’appareil à baronarcose. La Presse Médicale. 1912; 20: 1073 – 1074
- Danis R. L’anesthésie régionale: rapport, présenté a la séance extraordinaire de la Société belge de chirurgie le 28 juin 1913. Ann Bull Soc R Soc Med Nat Brux 1914; LXXII: 160–186
- Danis R. Rapport sur le traitement du cancer du sein. Journal de chirurgie et annales de la Société Belge de Chirurgie. 1932; 31: 258–264
- Danis R. Technique de l’ostéosynthèse; étude de quelques procédés. 1932
- Danis R. Ostéosynthèse par “éclissage” et à l’ “os purum” dans les pseudarthroses et les fractures récentes du tibia. Revue de chirurgie. 1946; 65(1): 321–349
- Danis R. A propos de quelques cas de chirurgie artérielle. Acta chirurgica Belgica. 1946; 45: 100–107
- Danis R. Les fractures malleolaires. In: Theorie et pratique de l’osteosynthese. Masson et Cie, Paris, 1949: 133-165
References
Biography
- Obituary: Robert Danis. Br Med J 1962;2:344
- Obituary: Robert Danis. Bulletin de la Société internationale de chirurgie. 1963; 22: 117
- Kinnaert P. History of the ISS/SIC: Robert Danis, a true general surgeon. World J Surg. 2002 Oct;26(10):1202-05.
- Mostofi SB. Robert Danis. in: Who’s Who in Orthopedics. 2005: 83.
- Biography: Danis, Robert (1880 – 1962). Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Bibliography. Danis, Robert. WorldCat Identities
Eponymous terms
- Bugler KE, White TO, Thordarson DB. Focus on Ankle Fractures. JBJS. 2012; 94 :1107-1112.
- Cadogan M. Eponymous Foot, ankle and talus injuries. LITFL
- Cadogan M. Danis-Weber classification. Eponym A Day. Instagram
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