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T. J. Fairbank
English orthopaedic surgeon.
Associated eponyms:
Trevor's disease
A rare congenital bone developmental disorder characterised by asymmetrical limb deformity due to localised overgrowth of cartilage.
Biography:
T. J. Fairbank is the son of Harold Arthur Thomas Fairbank (1876-1961) He was president of the British Orthopaedic Association 1974-1975.
Bibliography:
- T. J. Fairbank:
Knee joint changes after meniscectomy.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, London, 1948, 30B: 664-670.
- Cedric Oswald Carter and T. J. Fairbank:
The genetics of locomotor disorders.
London, Oxford University Press, 1974. 170 pages.
- R. T. Fairbank and R. Wynne Davies:
Atlas of General Affections of the Skin.
New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1976. 262 pages.
Second edition of his father's work.
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