Franklin Adin Simmonds
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Franklin Adin Simmonds F.R.C.S. (31 October 1910 - 14 July 1983; also known as Sam Simmonds) was a British orthopaedic surgeon for whom the Simmonds' test
on rupture of the Achilles Tendon is named. He also worked with the pioneering surgeon John Charnley
on hip replacement surgery and became expert in this field.
He very much disliked his given names and in adult life was universally known as Sam.
in Dorset he studied at Pembroke College Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital London. In 1939-41 he worked with W Rowley Bristow at St Nicholas's Hospital Pyrford (subsequently renamed Rowley Bristow Hospital Pyrford) and when Rowley Bristow became Brigadier in charge of orthopaedic services of the British Army, he recruited Simmonds into the Royal Army Medical Corps
. Lt Col Simmonds commanded base hospitals in North Africa, Sicily, France and the Far East. After the war he returned to Pyrford and worked there and at The Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford until his retirement in 1975. His simple but effective test for rupture of the Achilles Tendon was developed in 1956/57 and is still widely used today.
A golf Blue (university sport) at Cambridge, his clinical skill with his hands was mirrored in life long amateur golf expertise; his 0 (zero) handicap for most of his adult life equalled that of a professional.
Simmonds' test
Simmonds' test is used in lower limb examination to test for the rupture of the achilles tendon. The patient lies face down with feet hanging off the edge of the bed...
on rupture of the Achilles Tendon is named. He also worked with the pioneering surgeon John Charnley
John Charnley
Sir John Charnley was a British orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation, which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world...
on hip replacement surgery and became expert in this field.
He very much disliked his given names and in adult life was universally known as Sam.
Career
After education at Sherborne SchoolSherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
in Dorset he studied at Pembroke College Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital London. In 1939-41 he worked with W Rowley Bristow at St Nicholas's Hospital Pyrford (subsequently renamed Rowley Bristow Hospital Pyrford) and when Rowley Bristow became Brigadier in charge of orthopaedic services of the British Army, he recruited Simmonds into the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
. Lt Col Simmonds commanded base hospitals in North Africa, Sicily, France and the Far East. After the war he returned to Pyrford and worked there and at The Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford until his retirement in 1975. His simple but effective test for rupture of the Achilles Tendon was developed in 1956/57 and is still widely used today.
A golf Blue (university sport) at Cambridge, his clinical skill with his hands was mirrored in life long amateur golf expertise; his 0 (zero) handicap for most of his adult life equalled that of a professional.