Standing on shoulder of giants: the incredible legacy of the Judet family in orthopaedic surgery

Robinson E Pires; Gustavo Waldolato; Túlio Vinicius Oliveira Campos; Anderson Freitas; Antônio Tufi Neder Filho; David Rojas; Pedro José Labronici; William Dias Belangero; Vincenzo Giordano

doi:10.1007/s00264-024-06100-z

Standing on shoulder of giants: the incredible legacy of the Judet family in orthopaedic surgery

Int Orthop. 2024 May;48(5):1351-1356. doi: 10.1007/s00264-024-06100-z. Epub 2024 Feb 2.

Authors

Robinson E Pires^{1

2

3}, Gustavo Waldolato^{4

5

6}, Túlio Vinicius Oliveira Campos^{7

4}, Anderson Freitas⁸, Antônio Tufi Neder Filho⁴, David Rojas⁶, Pedro José Labronici⁹, William Dias Belangero¹⁰, Vincenzo Giordano¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of the Locomotor Apparatus, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190 - Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil. [email protected].
² Orizonti Institute, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. [email protected].
³ Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. [email protected].
⁴ Orizonti Institute, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
⁵ Felício Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
⁶ Medical Sciences School of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
⁷ Department of the Locomotor Apparatus, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190 - Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil.
⁸ Hospital Regional do Gama, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
⁹ Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.
¹⁰ State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
¹¹ Miguel Couto Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

PMID: 38302595
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-024-06100-z

Abstract

In orthopaedic surgery, as well as other areas in medicine, it is common for a surgical technique to carry the original authors' name describing the procedure. The Judet family represents a unique history, since several orthopaedic procedures are known as "Judet's technique". The aim of this historic review is to outline the genealogy of the orthopaedic arm of the Judet family, while crediting each surgical procedure to the specific family member that described the technique.

Keywords: Historic review; Judet family; Judet procedure; Orthopaedic surgery.

MeSH terms

Humans
Orthopedic Procedures* / adverse effects
Orthopedic Procedures* / methods
Orthopedics*