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Frank Roberts Ober
American orthopaedic surgeon, 1881-1960.
Associated eponyms:
Ober's operation
Operation for congenital clubfoot.
Ober's syndrome
Contraction of the m. tensor fascia latae.
Ober's test
A clinical test for contraction of the fascia lata in sciatica or low back pain.
Biography:
Frank Roberts Ober devised a number of orthopaedic operations.
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