John Charnley

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Suffering to benefit others, he tested

CEMENT, BONE, TEFLON, PLASTICS and METALS in his own legs!

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The first metallic hip replacement was performed in 1940 by American Surgeon, Austin Moore, at Columbia Hospital.

In 1962, 22 years later, John Charnley performed the first successful hip replacement operation, using a femoral stem and ball made of Steel and a hip socket made of Teflon, glued together using Acrylic Bone Cement. He is recognised as the founder of modern hip replacement.

 

 

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In 1938, London surgeon Phillip Wiles performed the first successful total-hip replacement, using a stainless steel joint that was attached to bone with bolts and screws.

 

First metallic hip replacement was performed in 1940 by American surgeon, Austin Moore.

 

Professor Sir John Charnley was a British orthopaedic surgeon, inventor and skilled craftsman. He is best known for

his development of the first truly successful operation for total arthroplasty of the hip first performed in 1962.