Father of the modern hip replacement: Professor Sir John Charnley (1911-82)

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Jackson, John ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; HIP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 84858407813     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jmb.2011.011021     Document Type: Article

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