John Charnley

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Sir John Charnley (born August 29, 1911–August 5, 1982) was a British orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation,^[1] which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world. He also demonstrated the fundamental importance of bony compression in operations to arthrodese (fuse) joints, in particular the knee, ankle and shoulder.

1 Hip implant
2 Career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Hip implant

The hip implant pioneered by Charnley comprised of a stainless steel pin fitting into a polymer socket, both parts being fixed into position by PMMA cement.

[edit] Career

Charnley was born in Bury in Lancashire. After excelling in science subjects at Bury Grammar School, Charnley was encouraged to aim for medicine. He commenced undergraduate studies at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1929, and qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Science (Anatomy and Physiology) in 1935.

Charnley was knighted in 1977.

[edit] References

^ Wroblewski, B.M. (2002). "Professor Sir John Charnley (1911–1982)". Rheumatology 41 (7): 824-825. The British Society for Rheumatology via Oxford Journals.