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pathologist Erwin Uehlinger, professor of pathol- ogy at the University of Zurich, were significant.
His intention was to continue his career in phys- iology, but work in field hospitals during Finland’s war against the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944 made him a surgeon. He had his training in surgery and orthopedics at the Helsinki Uni- versity Hospital and at the Orthopedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, but worked as a general surgeon until 1956, although his interest was in the study and treatment of diseases of the muscu- loskeletal system.
Anders Langenskiöld was the medical director and chief surgeon of the Orthopedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation in Helsinki from 1956 to 1968. During this time, he made many important contributions to orthopedic science. His work on experimental scoliosis, reconstructive surgery in poliomyelitis, coxa plana and coxa vara infantum, bone transplantation, tibia vara, and many other conditions dealing with the age of growth and adolescence is well known all over the world.
In 1968, he became professor of orthopedics and traumatology at the University of Helsinki, and was the head of the Department of Orthope- dics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, from 1969 to 1979, and simul- taneously a consulting surgeon at the Orthopedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation. This was a very busy time in his life because of teaching activities, research work, invited lectureships all over the world, and many national and inter- national activities associated with orthopedic surgery and traumatology. He became an hon- orary member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, of the Scandinavian Ortho- pedic Association, of the Scandinavian Society for Rehabilitation, and an Honorary Fellow of the British Orthopedic Association and of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
The main subjects of his research have been pediatric orthopedics and normal and pathologic bone growth. Internationally, he is well known for his finding that partial closure of a growth plate can be eliminated by bone bridge resection and implantation of an interposition material, and for his studies on tibia vara.
In 1991, he closed his private practice. Lan- genskiöld has played an important role in the development of orthopedic surgery and trauma- tology in Finland, and today most orthopedic centers in this country are headed by his disciples.
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Anders LANGENSKIÖLD
1916–2000
Anders Langenskiöld, son of the famous ortho- pedic surgeon Fabian Langenskiöld, was born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1916, and graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Helsinki in 1943. In 1941, Langenskiöld wrote his doctoral thesis on electrophysiology under the guidance of the Nobel Prize winner Ragnar Granit. Studies of histopathology in Switzerland in 1949 were of importance for his future work.
Many years of cooperation with the famous bone
country for the benefit of patients in need of orthopedic surgical treatment.
He died on July 8, 2000 at the age of 84 years.
Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, and his orthopedic training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Children’s Hospital School. He entered private practice in Washington, DC in 1923, and became one of the outstanding surgeons of the community and soon earned a well-deserved national and international reputation. Many contributions were the result of his work, the most notable of which was his untiring interest in fractures of the neck of the femur. He was clinical professor of surgery at the George Washington Medical School, chief of the orthopedic service of the Emergency Hos- pital, and consultant to the Children’s Hospital and the Casualty Hospital.
His sterling qualifications were recognized early and he was elected a member of the American Orthopedic Association in 1930 and of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in 1934. He also served as chairman of the bone and joint section of the Southern Medical Association.
Dr. Leadbetter was a man who never shirked a responsibility. He served on the Military Com- mittee of the American Orthopedic Association and the American Academy of Orthopedic Sur- geons for many years and gave unstintingly of his time to the Office of the Surgeon General. He was appointed orthopedic consultant to the Secretary of War, and secretary to the Orthopedic Commit- tee of the National Research Council.
He was an accomplished pianist and had a fine and well-trained baritone voice. He was a linguist, and was proficient in German, Spanish, and French. Among his other hobbies were astron- omy, geology, entomology, scientific photogra- phy, anthropology, and archaeology. He gave many lectures on these subjects and compiled an illustrated lecture on “Mayan Ruins at Yucatan.”
For several years he was the guest lecturer on the outdoor program of the National Capital Parks and spoke on a wide variety of subjects, such as
“Death Valley Days,” “Bird Life” and “With the Lumber Jacks in the Maine Woods.” His interest and work in anthropology was so outstanding that several days after his demise a letter arrived, offering him a membership in the Anthropologi- cal Society at Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a forceful speaker, and his spoken and written language were characteristic of his cultural background.
On November 11, 1945, Dr. Guy Whitman Leadbetter, President-Elect of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, died in the Emergency Hospital, Washington, DC of coro- 188
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Guy Whitman LEADBETTER
1893–1945
Born in Bangor, Maine, December 12, 1893, the son of Fred H. and Maude E. Leadbetter, Guy Leadbetter enjoyed the advantages of the whole- some and rugged life of New England. He entered Bowdoin College and was graduated with an AB degree in 1916. In his senior year he was captain of the track team, captain of the football team, established the intercollegiate record for the 16- pound hammer, which stood for many years, and was a candidate for the olympic team. He was president of his class and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. These achievements while at college show the great physical, mental, and personal qualifications of the man. He retained his interest in his Alma Mater and was a member of the Bowdoin Alumni Council and Chairman of Bowdoin Alumni Association, Chapter of Washington, DC, and in 1942 was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.
He received his MD degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1920.
In medical school he attained a high scholastic standing, engaged in many university and medical school activities, and was one of the most highly regarded students in his class. While a student, he chose to become an orthopedic surgeon and received his surgical training at the Lakeside
