Robert B. Salter

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Robert Bruce Salter (born December 15, 1924 in Stratford , Ontario , † May 10, 2010 in Toronto ) was a Canadian orthopedic surgeon and surgeon .

Life

Salter graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in medicine in 1947 and then worked for two years on a Grenfell mission in Newfoundland and Labrador Province . Back in Toronto he worked as an assistant doctor a. a. with William Thornton Mustard at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and later with Reginald Watson-Jones at the Royal London Hospital , whose teachings on the treatment of injured joints Salter later refuted.

Salter came back to SickKids in 1955, where he became chief physician for orthopedic surgery in 1957 . In 1976 he became professor of orthopedics at the University of Toronto . Even after his retirement, Salter was scientifically active - until a few months before his death.

Salter was married and had five children.

Act

Salter was able to make significant contributions to the understanding of chondropathies , aseptic bone necrosis , scoliosis and joint dysplasias , especially hip dysplasia . He developed conservative therapies for younger children and new surgical techniques with which older children with hip dysplasia were operated on worldwide ( Salter osteotomy 1957). With both strategies, the rate of severe osteoarthritis could be reduced in old age. Salter is considered a pioneer in orthopedic surgery for children. Even more modern acetabuloplasty surgical procedures are ultimately based on Salter's technique. The principle of early passive movement therapy after joint surgery (continuous passive motion) introduced by Salter has also found its way into the world and represented a paradigm shift through translational research . Previously, the necessity of immobilizing an injured or operated joint was a dogma.

Classification of the epiphysiolysis named after Salter and Harris

Together with W. Robert Harris, Salter developed a classification of the growth plate injuries , which allows a statement to be made about the risk of growth arrest.

Salter's textbook Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System was published in three editions and translated into six languages. Both the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children award in-house awards named after Salter. His students founded the Salter Society as a platform for the professional exchange of medical advances in the spirit of Robert Salter.

Awards (selection)

literature

  • JHW: Robert Bruce Salter, CC, MD, FRCSC 1924-2010. In: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 92, 2010, p. 2139, doi: 10.2106 / JBJS.J.00805 .
  • Benjamin Alman, John Wedge: Robert Bruce Salter, CC, MD, FRCSC. Dec 15, 1924 – May 10, 2010. In: Journal of Children's Orthopedics. 4, 2010, pp. 275-276, doi: 10.1007 / s11832-010-0272-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert B. Salter, JP Dubos: The first fifteen years personal experience with innominate osteotomy in the treatment of congenital disloction and subluxation of the hip . 1974. In Clin Orthop 98, 72-103. PMID 4817246
  2. ^ Robert B. Salter, MD, MS, FRC (C), FACS at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved December 29, 2013
  3. ↑ a b Robert Bruce Salter, CC, MD, D.Sc., FRSC with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); Retrieved December 29, 2013
  4. ^ Order of Ontario Appointees by Year of Appointment with the Province of Ontario (gov.on.ca); Retrieved December 29, 2013
  5. ↑ Dr. Robert Salter - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. In: cdnmedhall.org. Accessed May 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Salter, Robert B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salter, Robert; Salter, Robert Bruce (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian orthopedist and surgeon
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Stratford , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2010
Place of death Toronto