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Alexander ‘Lippy’ William Lipmann Kessel, from ‘Surgeon at Arms’ to ‘Surgeon of Arms’

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Abstract

Alexander William Lipmann Kessel (1914–1986) was as surgeon connected to the 16th Parachute Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps and as such he was dropped in The Netherlands in September 1944 to care for the wounded during the battle for the Rhine bridge at Arnhem. His military and post military career were inspirational and led to preservation of lives during the war and progress in orthopaedic surgery after the war. In this paper, we discuss his biography and the contributions he made to orthopaedic surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-579
Number of pages7
JournalShoulder & Elbow
Volume13
Issue number5
Early online date29 May 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Our immense gratitude goes to the Kessel family (especially Paul, Abi and Sara) for their contributions and permission to study the files of their father. Our meeting in Arnhem laid ties that will hopefully last long. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Funders
Kessel family

    Keywords

    • Battle Of Arnhem
    • eponymous terms
    • Kessel approach shoulder
    • Kessel shoulder arthroplasty
    • Lipmann Kessel

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