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The test is named after orthopaedic surgeon John Lachman, late Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original description was submitted by one of his colleagues, JS Torg. [5]
Lachman maneuver: John Lachman: orthopedic surgery: anterior cruciate ligament injury: modified anterior drawer test with knee in less flexion Ladin's sign: Louis Julius Ladin, Lithuanian-American Gynecologist, (1862–1951) obstetrics: normal pregnancy (needed) softening of uterus; similar to Hegar's sign: Lancisi's sign: Giovanni Maria ...
Orthopaedic surgery: Amputation of the foot at the ankle with removal of the malleoli: Syme's amputation at Whonamedit? Tommy John surgery: Tommy John: Orthopaedic surgery: Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction: Named after the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the first professional athlete to undergo the procedure, in 1974. [8] Toupet ...
The Adrian Flatt hand collection is a collection of plaster and bronze casts of human hands on display at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.The casts were created by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Adrian Flatt (1921—2017), and the collection features the hands of various former United States presidents, actors, athletes, scientists, musicians, artists, astronauts, and other ...
Parkland's high volume of patients led to the decision by the Dallas County Commissioners Court to propose replacing the overcrowded, 50+-year-old building with a new 1,700,000-square-foot (160,000 m 2), 17-story, 862-bed facility, along with a new 380,000-square-foot (35,000 m 2) outpatient center, a 275,000-square-foot (25,500 m 2) office ...
In 1989 construction commenced on a new eight-story hospital tower [6] that would be equipped with 30 beds, three operating rooms, a 163-seat auditorium, research & rehabilitation facilities and a skywalk directly linking the hospital with UTMB's John Sealy and Children's hospitals. The new hospital was completed and occupied in 1992, followed ...
Scottish Rite for Children opened its doors to the children of Texas in 1921. One of Dallas's first orthopedic surgeons, W. B. Carrell, M.D., was approached by a group of Texas Masons who recognized a growing need to provide superior medical care to children suffering from polio regardless of the family's ability to pay.
Attending to John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital on November 22, 1963 Malcolm Oliver Perry II (September 3, 1929 – December 5, 2009) was an American physician and surgeon . He was one of the doctors who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 after Kennedy was shot.