Johan Bellemans

Johan Bellemans is a Belgian physician who became known for the discovery of the anterolateral ligament.[1] He discovered it along with Steven Claes[2] in 2013, after a 134-year period of study for a missing part.[3][4][5] Currently he works as a professor of orthopedic surgery in both Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and UZ Leuven.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Toparts Johan Bellemans ruilt UZ Leuven voor Genk" [Toparts Johan Bellmans swapping UZ Leuven for Genk] (in Dutch). January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ Smitha Mundasad (November 7, 2013). "New ligament discovered in knee, Belgian surgeons say". BBC News Online (BBC). Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Graham Slaughter (November 6, 2013). "Scientists discover a new body part at the knee". The Star. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Surgeons describe new ligament in the human knee". Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Science Daily). November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Steven Claes, Evie, Michael Maes; Jan Victor; Peter Verdonk; Johan Bellemans (2013). "Anatomy of the anterolateral ligament of the knee". Journal of Anatomy 223 (4) (Wiley Online Library). p. 321—328. doi:10.1111/joa.12087. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "UZ Leuven ontslaat professor Johan Bellemans" [UZ Leuven dismisses Professor Johan Bellmans] (in Dutch). UZ Leuven. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.