Sir William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943) is considered a pioneer in orthopedic surgery, especially for his breakthrough for the time technique for bone and mainly femoral surgery, the so-called screw and plates technique, which was also accompanied by his aseptic surgical approach. Apart from his innovations in colon, nose, ear, throat, and reconstructive surgery, his treatises on orthopedic surgery were considered as masterpieces. Femoral anatomy and surgical anatomy attracted mainly his interest as seen in his treatises.
LaneWA.The Operative Treatment of Chronic Constipation. London, England: James Nisbet; 1909.
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LaneWA.The modern treatment of cleft palate. Lancet. 1908;i:6.
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MostofiSB.Who’s Who in Orthopedics. London, England: Springer-Verlag; 2005.
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LaneWA.A remarkable example of the manner in which pressure-changes in the skeleton may reveal the labour history of the individual. J Anat Physiol. 1887;21(pt 3):385-406.
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HernigouPPariatJ.History of internal fixation (part 1): early developments with wires and plates before World War II. Int Orthop. 2017;41:1273-1283.
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RössnerS.William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943). Obes Rev. 2016;17:645.
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LaneWA.The Operative Treatment of Fractures. London, England: Medical Publishing Co; 1905.
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LaneWA.Manual of Operative Surgery. London, England: G. Bell & Sons; 1886.
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TannerWE.Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, Bart. His Life and Work. London, England: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox; 1946.
