Robert B. Salter
Robert Bruce Salter | |
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| Born | December 15, 1924 |
| Died | May 10, 2010(aged 85) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Orthopedic surgeon, university professor |
| Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award(1969) Order of Canada Order of Ontario |
Robert Bruce SalterCCOOntFRSCFRHSC(December 15, 1924 – May 10, 2010) was aCanadiansurgeonand a pioneer in the field ofpediatricorthopaedicsurgery.
Born inStratford, Ontario,he graduated in medicine from theUniversity of Torontoin 1947, worked for two years at the Grenfell Medical Mission inNewfoundland,and spent one year as the McLaughlin Fellow inOxford,England.Salter then returned to join the medical staff at theHospital for Sick Childrenin Toronto in 1955. He was later appointed surgeon-in-chief.[1]
Salter developed a procedure to correct congenital dislocation of the hip, pioneeredcontinuous passive motionfor the treatment of joint injuries,[2]and co- developed a classification of growth plate injuries in children, commonly known as theSalter–Harris fracturesclassification system. He also developed the supraacetabular innominate osteotomy (i.e. the Salter osteotomy) to treat operatively congenitaldislocation of hip.[3]His textbook of orthopaedic surgery,Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System,is used throughout the world.
He was made an officer of theOrder of Canadain 1977 and was promoted to companion in 1997. In 1988, he was awarded theOrder of Ontario.In 1995 he was inducted into theCanadian Medical Hall of Fame.He was also a fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada, and received theGairdner Foundation International Awardfor medical science, the FNG Starr Medal of theCanadian Medical Associationand theBristol-Myers Squibb-Zimmer Award for Distinguished Achievement in Orthopaedic Research.[1]
Salter died on May 10, 2010.[4]
References[edit]
- ^abSandra Martin (June 11, 2010)."Toronto doctor helped children overcome devastating injuries".The Globe and Mail.RetrievedDecember 14,2019.
- ^Salter RB, Hamilton HW, Wedge JH, Tile M, Torode IP, O'Driscoll SW, Murnaghan JJ, Saringer JH (1984). "Clinical application of basic research on continuous passive motion for disorders and injuries of synovial joints: a preliminary report of a feasibility study".J. Orthop. Res.1(3): 325–42.doi:10.1002/jor.1100010313.PMID6481515.S2CID73955247.
- ^Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)ArchivedNovember 9, 2005, at theWayback Machine
- ^"SALTER, Dr. Robert Bruce".The Globe and Mail.Toronto. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2012.
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