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History of the ISS/SIC: Robert Danis, a True General Surgeon

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Robert Danis created his Prize in 1947 to reward a surgeon-member of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie (presently ISS-SIC), "author of the most important and personal work in connection with surgical treatment of fractures." Consequently, many people believe that Robert Danis was an orthopedic surgeon. In fact, he was a man interested in all fields of surgical activity, not only in bone and joint surgery.

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  1. Département Médico-chirurgical de Néphrologie Dialyse et Transplantation,C,Belgium, Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B 1070 Brussels, BELGIUM

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Kinnaert, P. History of the ISS/SIC: Robert Danis, a True General Surgeon. World J Surg 26, 1202–1205 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-002-6610-3

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