figure a

Univ. Prof. Zoran Vukasinovic died on February 7, 2013, in Belgrade after a short and hard suffering. He was working for the Journal as a Member of the Scientific Council, and his expertise was most appreciated by the colleagues. Zoran was born on July 12, 1959, in Belgrade. He married Zorica, a pediatrician, with whom he had two children, a boy and a girl. His outstanding professional career started in 1982 when he graduated from the University of Medicine in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He became an Orthopaedic Specialist in 1990 and was awarded a PhD in 1993. He completed his professional training in France, United Kingdom, USA, Switzerland and Finland. He was a Professor of Orthopaedics in the University of Medicine in Belgrade. His academic career was completed with publishing work including “The Pediatric Hip” (1994), “Pediatric Orthopaedics” (1998), “Textbook of General Orthopaedics” (2002), Special Orthopaedics (2004). He authored and coauthored chapters in 17 books and dissertations, and 328 articles; and he served as the senior editor of “Acta Orthopaedica Yugoslavica” between 1992 and 2003. Zoran Vukasinovic was a member of the SICOT, EFORT, BAST, IFTPOS, EPOS, Yugoslavian Orthopaedics Society and Honorary Member of the Romanian Orthopaedics Society (SOROT). Prof. Zoran Vukasinovic operated a lot of children with congenital hip dysplasia, with congenital club foot, and Lobstein disease. He introduced the pelvic triple osteotomy technique in different clinic services, and he was also a recognized expert in revision cases. In the operating room, he had an excellent technique of handling the scalpel, and he was also a great pedagogue. Prof. Vukasinovic held many lectures and conferences for the resident and specialist doctors. He was a calm and nice person, devoted to his profession—a remarkable intellectual. His remarkable activity in the city of Timisoara determined the Senate of the University “Victor Babes” to grant him the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. His life ended abruptly in 2013, but he will be remembered by generations for his exceptional scientific and human qualities.