Robert Chessher
Robert Chessher
Robert Chessher (1750-1831) was the first British orthopedic. He invented the double inclined plane to aid in the treatment of fractures of the bones of the lower extremities.
LifetimeChessher was born in Hinckley, county of Leicestershire, England, in 1750. His father died during his childhood, and his mother married a surgeon named Whalley, who also lived in Hinckley; and who, after his education at the Bosworth school, the young Chessher was apprentice.
Soon showed skills for improvised assistance of fractured limbs, especially to avoid contracting muscles and skin. At the age of 18 he became a disciple of Dr. Denman, the eminent obstetrician in London, who followed the teachings of William Hunter and Fordyce. He later became a resident surgeon at Middlesex Hospital, but soon returned to Hinckley on the death of his stepfather, and remained there, single, giving up numerous requests to return to London. He died on January 31, 1831. Work
Chessher was a very ingenious technician, leaning on a mechanic named Reeves to carry out his ideas. After 1790 he used a double inclined plane to assist the recovery of fractured legs with great success. He invented several instruments to strengthen the weak columns and to relieve the spine of head weight. His personal character seems to have been very affable.
Leslie Stephen, ed. (1887). «Chessher, Robert». Dictionary of National Biography (en inglés) 10. Londres: Smith, Elder & Co. OCLC 2763972. .
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