APPENDIX: HONOURS AND AWARDS CONFERRED ON JOHN CHARNLEY Honours 1970 Companion of the Order of the British Empire 1974 Freeman of the Borough of Bury 1975 Fellow of the Royal Society 1977 Knight Bachelor 1977 Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Manchester Honorary Degrees and Fellowships 1972 Honorary Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1976 Honorary MD, University of Liverpool 1977 Honorary MD, University of Uppsala, Sweden 1978 Honorary DSc, University of Leeds 1978 Honorary MD, Queen's University, Belfast 1978 Honorary Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 1980 Honorary DSc, University of Hull 1981 Honorary Fellow, British Orthopaedic Association Medals, Prizes and Special Lectures 1969 Olaf Af Acrel Medal of the Swedish Surgical Society 1971 Prix Mondial Nessim Habif of the University of Geneva 1971 Gold Medal of the Society of Apothecaries of London 1971 Lawrence Poole Prize of the University of Edinburgh 1972 Cecil Joll Prize, Royal College of Surgeons of England 235 236 Appendix: Honours and Awards Conferred on John Charnley 1973 Wade Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1973 Gairdiner Foundation Award, Canada 1974 Albert Lasker Medical Research Award 1975 Cameron Prize, University of Edinburgh 1975 Lister Medal and Oration, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1975 John Scott Prize, City of Philadelphia, USA 1976 Robert Jones Lecturer, British Orthopaedic Association 1976 Prince Philip Gold Medal Award of the Plastics and Rubber Institute 1976 Prize Buccheri La Feria 1978 Albert Medal, Royal Society of Arts 1981 Harding Award, Action Research for the Crippled Child 1981 Faltin Lecture, Helsinki 1981 Bruce Lecture, Toronto Honorary and Foreign Memberships American Orthopaedic Association Belgian Orthopaedic Association Brazilian Orthopaedic Association Canadian Orthopaedic Association Finnish Orthopaedic Association French Orthopaedic Association Scandinavian Orthopaedic Association This list has been compiled, with permission, from that given in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, volume 30, November 1984, with a few additions. The lectures recorded here have been selected from the very large number given by Charnley; it is not possible to include them all. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 Growing up in Bury 1911-1929 Miss M. Bentley; Mrs E. Byrom; Mr Fred Campbell, writer; Professor P. Fentem; Mrs R. Hirst, librarian, Bury; Mr D.S. Hodgkiss, Second Master, Bury Grammar School; Mr L. Hyde; Mr Frank Ibbotson, physics teacher; Mrs Barbara Vance, cousin; Mr Fred Taylor Monks, contemporary, Bury Grammar School; Mr E.W. Warburton at Bury Grammar School. 2 Training for Surgery 1929-1940 Mrs C. Beswick, curator, Manchester Medical School; Professor M.W. Bradbury, King's College, London; Mr Arthur Bullough, Mr Alan Nicholson and Mr W Weatherstone Wilson, general surgeons, colleagues; Mrs Stella Butler, Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Technology; Dr Harry Cohen, physician, Salford Royal Hospital; Miss P. Cummings, librarian, John Rylands Library, University of Manchester; Professor W.E. Kershaw and Dr Eric Greenhalgh, fellow medical students; Dr George Komrower, colleague, paediatrician; Mr D. Lloyd Griffiths, orthopaedic surgeon, colleague; Mr I.F. Lyle, librarian, Royal College of Surgeons; Mr Frank Nicholson, thoracic surgeon, colleague; Mr D.S. Poole-Wilson, Salford Royal Hospital; Mrs S.K. Reddy, Jefferson Library, Manchester Royal Infirmary. 3 War Service 1940-1946 Sir Reginald Murley, Mr Clifford Brewer, Mr Arthur Bullough, Mr Frank Nicholson, Mr L. Turner and Mr Bernard Williams, general surgeons; Major­ General J.C. Coull, Director of Army Surgery; Mr A. Eyre-Brook and Mr P.H. Newman, orthopaedic surgeons; Professor G.A.G. Mitchell, surgeon, anatomist; Dr R. Stone, physician, Park Hospital, Davyhulme; Mrs Brian Thomas. 237 238 Acknowledgements 4 Back to Manchester 1946-1960 Dr F.B. Beswick, physician; Mr N.J. Blockey, Mr A.F. Bryson, Mr F.e. Durbin, Mr T.J. Fairbank, Mr K. Hume (Australia), Mr N. Laurence, Mr N.W. Nisbet, Mr K.I. Nissen, Professor B.T. O'Connor, Mr A.H.C. Ratliff, Professor J. del Sel (Argentina), Mr G.C. Slee, Mr E.W. Somerville and Dr J.J. Wiley (Canada), orthopaedic surgeons; Professor, Sir Louis Matheson (Australia), Professor J. Diamond, Professor J: Edwards and Professor R.L. Tanner (Australia), engineers; Mr I.F. Lyle, librarian, Royal College of Surgeons; Mr R. Wall, administrator, Park Hospital, Davyhulme. 7 Turning Points 1957 & 1958 Professor J.H. Kellgren, rheumatologist; Miss J. Pass, Medical Research Council; Mrs S.K. Reddy, Jefferson Library, Manchester Royal Infirmary. 8 Personal Interlude 1957-1977 Lady Charnley; Tristram and Henrietta Charnley; Mr Arthur Bullough; Mr S.e. Chen (skiing); Mrs Harry Crossley; Dr George Komrower; Mr R.H. Maudsley (skiing); Mr Frank Nicholson. 10 The Plan Fulfilled 1959-1969 Dr L. Brady (USA), Dr W.J. Crawford (Australia), Dr N. Eftekhar (USA), Mr R.A. Elson, Dr H.W. Hamilton (Canada), Mr B.T. Hammond (Australia), Mr K. Hardinge, Mr J.e.M. Murphy, Mr P.H. Newman, Mr J.L. Read, Mr J. Watson­ Farrar and Mr B.M. Wroblewski, orthopaedic surgeons; Mr F. Brown, Mr H.e. Craven, Mr K.S. Marsh and Mr G. Middleton, workshop technicians; Dr F.N. Marshall and Mr J.H. Nuttall, administrators; Mrs E. Mitchell, anaesthetist; Mr D.F. Nicholson, West Lancashire Health Authority; Miss J. Pass, Medical Rese~rch Council; Professor J.T. Scales, biomedical engineer; Mr R. Travis, hospital manager; Dr D.H. Vaughan, North Western Regional Health Authority; Mrs J. Walker, Action Research: the National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases. 11 Bone Cement: Grout not Glue 1958-1982 Dr M. Coventry (USA), Professor J. Stevens and Mr B.M. Wroblewski, orthopaedic surgeons; Mr e.G.e. Hammond and Mr G.e. Thurman, CMW Laboratories; Dr A.J.C. Lee, engineer; Dr A.J. Malcolm, pathologist; Mr W.C. Mellor, dental surgeon; Professor D.e. Smith, Department of Biomaterials, Toronto University; Mrs M. Stringfellow, histology technician; Mr L.B. Ward, School of Dental Technology, Manchester. Acknowledgements 239 12 Clean Air Against Infection 1960-1983 Mr H.C. Craven, workshop technician; Mr R.A. Elson and Mr J.L. Read, orthopaedic surgeons; Mr Hugh Howorth, Howorth Air Engineering Ltd. 13 The CharnleylThackray Relationship 1947-1982 Mr W.P. Thackray (chairman), Mr J.D. Boyd and Mr J.P. Thackray (directors), Mr R. Frank (director, deceased), Mr P.D. Gossedge (product group manager), Chas. F. Thackray Ltd. 14 Spreading the Word 1967-1982 Dr L. Brady (USA), orthopaedic surgeon; Dr R.D. McLeish and Dr J. Skorecki, UMIST; Professor J.P. Paul, engineer. 15 An Outpost in the South 1969-1982 Dr J.R. Bennett, anaesthetist; Mr J.A. Boulton and Mr W.H. Mitchell, administrators; Mrs R. Cock, physiotherapist; Dr W.I. Gordon and Dr S.E. Large, physicians; Mr N. Martin, theatre assistant; Miss W. Norton, ward sister; Mr M.W.J. Older, orthopaedic surgeon; Mr A. Purdew, chauffeur; Mrs J. Pannett, artist. 16 Active Retirement 1975-1982 Lady Charnley; Mr Ronald Frank; Mr I.F. Lyle, Royal College of Surgeons; Mr A.H.C. Ratliff; Mr N.H. Robinson, librarian, The Royal Society, Mr G.C. Slee. GLOSSARY OF ORTHOPAEDIC TERMS Some of the technical terms used in this book are listed here, but the difficulty for the general reader is not only in understanding the words themselves, but in appreciating that simple words are often used synonymously and interchangeably. For example, the socket of a hip prosthesis may be called the socket or the cup. Pelvis Gluteus medius muscle .11---Acetabulum Midline of the body ----~~~..lt--- Femoral head ---- Greater trochanter ------j"-- Femoral neck -.-.1J-f--- Medullary canal ...... _-- Cortex Diagram of normal anatomy of the left hip joint 241 242 Glossary of Orthopaedic Terms Cement restrictor Midline of the body Wire marker in acetabular socket (the HMWP is radiolucent) -.:l,---- Greater trochanter detached and fixed back in position (wires omitted) ~::.: ". Stainless steel Stippled areas ) J.;..-l--- femoral component represent acryl ic ~;.~ cement " :. ,', Bone block Charnley's luw friclion arthroplasty acetabulum: the socket of the normal hip joint, made up of the pelvic bones. acrylic: a plastic material, polymethylmethacrylate, e.g. perspex when in block form; was used as a femoral head prosthesis, but proved unsuitable. acrylic cement: a form of self-curing polymethylmethacrylate which changes from a soft doughy material to a hard solid when powder and liquid are mixed together; used as grout to bond implants to bone. ankylosing spondylitis: an inflammatory condition which affects the spine and hips. ankylosis: the situation where a joint is destroyed by surgery (e.g. arthrodesis) or disease and the bone ends become fused together by bone or fibrous tissue. anticoagulant drugs: drugs given to slow the coagulation of circulating blood and hence prevent clotting (venous thrombosis) after operation. appliance: a device applied to the external surface of the body for support (see calliper). approach: in surgery, incision and exposure of the part, for example the hip joint, to be operated on. arthritis: inflammation of a joint which may be acute or chronic. Glossary of Orthopaedic Terms 243 arthrodesis: an operation carried out to fix, or fuse, a joint. No movement is possible afterwards and pain is relieved (see compression). arthroplasty: an operation to reconstruct a joint damaged by chronic arthritis (see osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis). The aim is to restore movement and stability, and to relieve pain. articular: adjective of articulation or joint, usually applied to cartilage which is the white slippery material which covers the ends of the bones within a joint. bacteria: microscopic organisms, such as those responsible for wound infection. bilateral: affecting both sides, e.g. both hips. bioengineer: an engineer who is also concerned with biological problems in the body; sometimes biomedical or biomechanical engineer. biopsy: removal of a small piece of tissue for examination under a microscope. bone cement: see acrylic cement. bone-cement interface: the junction between bone cement and the living bone.