Alexandre RODET1814–1884

ment of ununited fractures was substantial. After leaving the service, he entered private practice in San Francisco and had a clinical appointment on the faculty of the University of California in San Francisco. In 1955 he joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he remained, retiring as professor emeritus in 1972. It was while he was in Cleveland that Rhinelander did his intensive study of the micro- circulation in bone and the effects of operative procedures on this circulation. After his retire- ment, he moved to Little Rock, AR, where he served on the faculty of the University of Arkansas. In 1979, Rhinelander returned to California, where he was appointed research pro- fessor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles.

The quality of Rhinelander’s work on the microcirculation of bone was recognized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, from which he received the Kappa Delta Award in 1974. This was only one of many such awards that he received.

Rhinelander was a careful observer and inves- tigator. He was meticulous in his technical prepa- rations from which he drew his conclusions.

attending Harvard University, Boston, MA, he studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York City. After receiving his medical degree in 1939, he interned and served a year of general surgery residency in the Brooklyn Hospital. Shortly after beginning his orthopedic residency at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, his training was interrupted by World War II. Robinson served in army hospitals in the United States and in the South Pacific. At the time of his discharge he was the commanding officer and chief of surgery of the 90th Field Hospital in Leyte, Philippine Islands. On returning home in 1946, he resumed his orthopedic training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

After completing his residency in 1948, Robinson spent a year in England at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. It was his experience in England that first stimulated his interest in surgery of the spine.

On his return to the United States, Robinson joined the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and began his work on the nature of bone crystals. This work received the Kappa Delta Award for outstanding research in orthopedic surgery, presented by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in 1952. The following year he was named professor of ortho- pedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, a position that he filled with dis- tinction until his retirement in 1979. During his years in Baltimore, Robinson continued to do basic research in the anatomy and physiology of the bone matrix. He was a founding member of the Orthopedic Research Society, and an inspira- tion to a generation of young investigators. His major clinical interest was in surgery of the cer- vical spine. Robinson served the orthopedic community as an active member of numerous boards, committees, and associations, including a term as president of the American Orthopedic Association.

Alexandre RODET

1814–1884

Alexandre Rodet was trained in Paris and became chief surgeon at the hospital of l’Antiquaille in Lyon, where he spent the better part of his career.

In 1884, a paper by Rodet on experimental infec-

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Robert A. ROBINSON

1914–1990

Robert A. Robinson was born in Rochester, NY,

where he obtained his primary education. After