Peter Essex-Lopresti
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Peter Gordon Lawrence Essex-Lopresti FRCS Ed.
(1916 – 13 June 1951) was a British
orthopaedic surgeon
remembered for describing the Essex-Lopresti fracture
and for his work on classification and treatment of fractures of the calcaneus.
, qualifying in 1937. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps
, serving as surgical specialist in an airborne division during World War II
. He published a report on the injuries sustained during over 20,000 parachute jumps made by the Sixth British Airborne Division, and followed this with a paper on the open wound in trauma.
After the war he worked as a consultant surgeon at the Birmingham Accident Hospital
, where he reorganized the postgraduate training program. He was awarded a Hunterian professorship
in 1951, and his Hunterian Lecture, given on 6 March 1951, was "The Mechanism, Reduction Technique, and Results in Fractures of Os Calcis."
He died suddenly at home at the age of 35, leaving a wife and two children.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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(1916 – 13 June 1951) was a British
United Kingdom
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orthopaedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
remembered for describing the Essex-Lopresti fracture
Essex-Lopresti fracture
The Essex-Lopresti fracture is a fracture of the radial head with concomitant dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint with disruption of the interosseous membrane...
and for his work on classification and treatment of fractures of the calcaneus.
Biography
Peter Essex-Lopresti trained at the London HospitalRoyal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...
, qualifying in 1937. He joined 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...
, serving as surgical specialist in an airborne division during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He published a report on the injuries sustained during over 20,000 parachute jumps made by the Sixth British Airborne Division, and followed this with a paper on the open wound in trauma.
After the war he worked as a consultant surgeon at the Birmingham Accident Hospital
Birmingham Accident Hospital
Birmingham Accident Hospital formerly known as Birmingham Accident Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre was established in April 1941 as Birmingham's response to two reports, the British Medical Association's Committee on Fractures and the Interdepartmental Committee on the Rehabilitation of...
, where he reorganized the postgraduate training program. He was awarded a Hunterian professorship
Hunterian Society
The Hunterian Society, founded in 1819 in honour of the Scottish surgeon John Hunter , is a society of physicians and dentists based in London....
in 1951, and his Hunterian Lecture, given on 6 March 1951, was "The Mechanism, Reduction Technique, and Results in Fractures of Os Calcis."
He died suddenly at home at the age of 35, leaving a wife and two children.