John Charnley
Academic
1911 – 1982
27 Views
Who was John Charnley?
Sir John Charnley FRS was a British orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation, which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world, and created the “Wrightington centre for hip surgery”.
He also demonstrated the fundamental importance of bony compression in operations to arthrodese joints, in particular the knee, ankle and shoulder.
Charnley also influenced generations of orthopaedic surgeons through his textbook on conservative fracture treatment which was first published in 1950.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 29, 1911
Bury - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Victoria University of Manchester
- University of Manchester
- Died
- Aug 5, 1982
Manchester
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"John Charnley." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_charnley>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this John Charnley biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In