Robert B. Salter
Robert Bruce Salter (* December 15, 1924 in Stratford, Ontario, † 10 May, 2010 Toronto ) was a Canadian orthopaedist and surgeon.
Life
Salter graduated in 1947 his studies in medicine at the University of Toronto and then worked for two years in a Grenfell Mission in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Back in Toronto, he worked as an assistant doctor, inter alia, William Thornton Mustard at the Hospital for Sick Children ( SickKids ) and later with Reginald Watson -Jones at the Royal London Hospital, the teachings of the treatment of injured joints Salter refuted later.
Salter 1955 came back to the SickKids where he was in 1957 chief physician of the orthopedic surgery ( orthopedic surgery ). 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.
Work
Salter could significantly enhance our understanding of chondropathies, aseptic bone necrosis, scoliosis and Gelenkdysplasien contribute, especially hip dysplasia. He developed conservative therapies for younger children and new surgical techniques with which most older children were operated on with hip dysplasia ( Salter osteotomy 1957). With both strategies, the rate of severe arthritis could be reduced at older ages. Salter is considered a pioneer of orthopedic surgery for children. Even more modern surgical methods of Acetabuloplastik ultimately build on Salters technology. Introduced by Salter principles of early passive motion therapy after joint surgery ( continuous passive motion) has also been found worldwide penetration and made a paradigm shift through translational research dar. Previously, the need for immobilization of an injured joint or operated a dogma.
Together with W. Robert Harris Salter developed a classification of injuries of the growth plate, which provides an indication of the risk of growth arrest.
Salters textbook Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System appeared in three editions and was translated into six languages. Both the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children assign internal awards, which are named after Salter. His disciples founded the Society Salter as a platform for exchanging technical information on medical advances in the spirit of Robert Salters.
Awards (selection)
- President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, President of the International Federation of Surgical Colleges, Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala, other honorary doctorates