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Charnley

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Charn·ley (chärnl), Sir John 1911-1982.
British orthopedic surgeon who pioneered total hip replacement surgery. He also developed the technique of arthrodesis for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the knee and hip.


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Orthopaedic Research Center received the John Charnley Award from the Hip Society, in recognition of excellence in hip resurfacing research.
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The lab studies are getting better at predicting what we should be looking for," says Steven Charnley of NASA's Ames Research Center.
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