K Mohan Iyer
Senior Orthopaedicians, India
Biography
He had this rare privilege and honor of doing this work at the University of Liverpool, UK along with Dr. Martin A Elloy, PhD, (A biomechanical study of fixation of femoral neck fractures. PhD Thesis, University of Liverpool, Liverpool 1977). a biomedical Engineer who was instrumental in helping me in the cadaveric study prior to clinical application in patients to device a Modified Posterior Approach to the Hip Joint at a time when dislocations were the main reason for the conventional Posterior Approach to the Hip Joint not being used despite of having all its advantages. He was formerly General Manager of Chas F Thackray Ltd and was at that time associated with Sir John Charnley at Wrightinton. I first presented this research at Singapore in 1984, when it was appreciated by Emeritis Professor, Robert Cofield of the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA and I have been following this approach till today along with citations
Abstract
Abstract : Modified posterior approach to the hip joint