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Published on: February 17, 2018
Paul W. Lapidus: The Father of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013)
|November 29, 2021
Abstract:
Paul W. Lapidus' work has formed the foundation of modern foot and ankle surgery. Variations of his popularizedtechnique, the Lapidus procedure, remain in regular usetoday for the management and correction of hallux valgus.We revisit Dr. Lapidus' career and accomplishments withan emphasis on his importance to the expanding divisionof foot and ankle surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases.
