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Rheumatology 2002; 41: 824-825
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology

Heberden Historical Series

Professor Sir John Charnley (1911–1982)

Heberden Historical Series/Series Editor: M. Jayson

B. M. Wroblewski

The John Charnley Research Institute, Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, nr Wigan, Lancashire WN6 9EP, UK

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John Charnley is probably best remembered for his hip replacement operation—the low-frictional torque arthroplasty (LFA). Charnley was born in Bury, Lancashire on 29 August 1911. His father, Arthur, was a local chemist, his mother, Lily, a nurse at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester. Charnley had a younger sister, Mary ClareGo.


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  		FIG. 1.  Professor Sir John Charnley, FRS, FRCS.

 
Educated at Bury Grammar School, his leaning towards the sciences was recognized early by his teachers and he was encouraged to study medicine. In 1929 Charnley entered medical school at the Victoria University of Manchester and qualified with MB CHB in 1935 having, in the process, obtained a BSc in anatomy and physiology and gathered a number of prizes. A . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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