Death · 16 October 1982

Death of Robert Symon Garden

Scottish orthopaedic surgeon Robert Symon Garden died on 16 October 1982. His name is associated with a hip fracture classification published in 1961. This milestone marks his death, not the creation of that classification.

Robert Symon Garden: historical portrait reproduced by LITFL; photographer and date unspecified. — Robert Symon Garden · historical portrait, date unspecified.
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Femoral neck fracture classified as Garden IV by the source; radiograph uploaded in 2006. Illustrating the classification, not a portrait of Robert Garden or a document from 1982. — His contribution to orthopaedics: the classification of femoral neck fractures. Garden IV example; source shared in 2006.
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Robert Garden · Medical Eponym Library
LITFL · Historical date : 1982-10-16

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