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W.R. MacAusland
Dr. William Russell MacAusland (December 9, 1922 – January 15, 2004) was the Surgeon in Chief Orthopedic Department at the Carney Hospital in Boston. He held the distinction of performing the first plastic hip operation in the United States in 1950. He graduated from Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ... in 1903. ReferencesW. R. MacAusland's obituary Further reading * Brand, Richard A, M.D."Biographical Sketch: William Russell MacAusland, MD 1882–1965" ''Clin Orthop Relat Res.'' Jan 2011; 469(1): 3–4. American orthopedic surgeons 1922 births 2004 deaths 20th-century surgeons Harvard Medical School alumni {{US-physician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. Etymology Nicholas Andry coined the word in French as ', derived from the Ancient Greek words ὀρθός ''orthos'' ("correct", "straight") and παιδίον ''paidion'' ("child"), and published ''Orthopedie'' (translated as ''Orthopædia: Or the Art of Correcting and Preventing Deformities in Children'') in 1741. The word was assimilated into English as ''orthopædics''; the ligature ''æ'' was common in that era for ''ae'' in Greek- and Latin-based words. As the name implies, the discipline was initially developed with attention to children, but the correction of spinal and bone deformities in all stages of life eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
