Ioannis Chrysospathis, Theodoros Garofalidis and Georgios Hartofilakidis: the Pioneers of Orthopaedics in Greece

Emmanouil Drakoulakis; Spyros N Michaleas; Konstantinos Laios; Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou; Theodoros H Tosounidis; George Kontakis; Marianna Karamanou

doi:10.5937/scriptamed55-47243

Emmanouil Drakoulakis Department of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, Medical School, University of Crete Greece
Spyros N Michaleas Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7507-8908
Konstantinos Laios Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4746-0843
Kalliopi Lampropoulou-Adamidou 2nd Orthopaedic Department, KAT General Hospital of Attika, Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-6053
Theodoros H Tosounidis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-0643
George Kontakis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-675X
Marianna Karamanou Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-7707

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/scriptamed55-47243

Keywords: Orthopaedist, Surgery, Orthopaedic Department, University of Athens, History of Medicine

Abstract

The aim of the present paper was to highlight the work of Chrysospathis, Garofalidis and Chartofylakidis, who dedicated themselves to the emergence of orthopaedics as an independent branch of medical science in modern Greece. The ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates, Galen and Paulus of Aegina laid the foundations for the emergence of orthopaedics and ancient Greek civilisation undoubtedly played a significant role in the evolution of this medical art throughout the following centuries. In modern Greece, Ioannis Chrysospathis fought for orthopaedics to be a separate medical branch rather than a practice within the context of general surgery. Theodoros Garofalidis also contributed to the evolution of orthopaedics in Greece, while Georgios Hartofilakidis brought pioneer knowledge to the Greek area, contributed to the creation of specialised orthopaedic departments and internationally contributed to the study of hip diseases and the art of total hip arthroplasty.

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