Peter Essex-Lopresti

Peter Gordon Lawrence Essex-Lopresti FRCS Ed. (1916 – 13 June 1951) was a British orthopaedic surgeon remembered for describing the Essex-Lopresti fracture[1] and for his work on classification and treatment of fractures of the calcaneus.[2][3]

  1. ^ Essex-Lopresti, P (May 1951). "Fractures of the radial head with distal radio-ulnar dislocation; report of two cases". J Bone Joint Surg Br. 33B (2): 244–7. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.33B2.244. PMID 14832324.
  2. ^ Essex-Lopresti, P (March 1952). "The mechanism, reduction technique, and results in fractures of the os calcis". Br J Surg. 39 (157): 395–419. doi:10.1002/bjs.18003915704. PMID 14925322. S2CID 31965355.
  3. ^ Calcaneus fractures at eMedicine