John Charnley
John Charnley | |
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| Born | 29 August 1911 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 5 August 1982 (aged 70) Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester |
| Known for | Hip replacement |
| Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award (1973) Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1974) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1974) Lister Medal (1975) Albert Medal (1978) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Orthopaedic surgeon |
Sir John Charnley, CBE, FRS (29 August 1911 – 5 August 1982) was an English 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 (fuse) 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.