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{{Short description|Canadian medical researcher and author (born 1906)}}
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'''Gerald Louis Burke, MD''' (born {{birth date|1906|12|29|df=y}}) was a Canadian medical researcher, academic, and author of "Backache from Occiput to Coccyx", and contributor to "Suspensionthérapie et pouliethérapie - Guide pratique by Bernard Grumler, published by Sauramps Médical. Burke was also a pioneer in the development, manufacture, and the first kn own use of tantalum metal plates and fasteners for the surgical repair of bone fractures.
'''Gerald Louis Burke, MD''' (29 December 1905&nbsp;– 30 March 1968) was a Canadian surgeon, medical researcher, academic, and a pioneer in the development, manufacture, and the first known use of tantalum metal plates and fasteners for the stable surgical repair of bone fractures. Later, in Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital, he led a team of surgeons developing surgical remedies for spinal injuries and chronic back pain. His work on backache led to the publication of "Backache from Occiput to Coccyx" in 1958 and, together with Bernard Grumler, contributed to "Suspensionthérapie et pouliethérapie - Guide Pratique" by Sauramps Médical in 1993.


===The use of metals in orthopaedic surgery===
Burke's early research at the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital and the California Institute of Technology, was focused on the use of metals in surgery, and his pioneering research was published in 1940 under "''The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum''"<ref name="CMAJ">{{cite journal |date=Aug 1940 |title=The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |pmid=20321780 |last1=Burke |first1=G. L. |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=125–128 |pmc=538079 }}</ref> In "The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues", Burke provides a detailed analysis of the various metals attempted in surgical repairs, and describes the chemistry of the success and failure of previous experiments. Other than routine industrial accidents, some of his other major surgical specializations were polio reconstruction, and repair of military battle damage to avoid amputation with its concomitant challenging consequences. Burke described his team's first known use of tantalum in femoral and intertrochanteric fractures, for arthroplasty joint replacement, for clean non-scarring sutures, and for repair of trauma damage resulting from industrial or war-time battle injuries, and, eventually, for dental and jaw surgery prior to developing cosmetic fittings for dental implants. Burke's analysis of chemically/biologically inert metals like tantalum and titanium, and his engineering of the manufacturing processes,<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |date=Aug 1940 |title=The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum |publisher=Canadian Medical Association |page=128|pmid=20321780 |last1=Burke |first1=G. L. |volume=43 |issue=2 |pmc=538079 }}</ref> led to the now widely accepted use of these metals in orthopaedic surgery and dentistry. Burke showed that both metals were strong enough and sufficiently stable for human implants in spite of the early difficulty in refining and fabrication.


Burke's subsequent work in the field of chronic joint pain was first mentioned in ''Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery'' in 1951.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=The Bone & Joint Journal |url=https://boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1302/0301-620X.33B4.562 |title=On Congenital Dislocation of the Hip |last=Burke |first=Gerald |date=1 November 1951 |volume=33-B |issue=4 |pages=562–566 |doi=10.1302/0301-620X.33B4.562 |pmid=14880575 |access-date=31 October 2024 |quote=}}</ref> Burke later wrote and published in 1958 ''Backache from Occiput to Coccyx''<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.macdonaldpublishing.com/ |title="Backache from Occiput to Coccyx"| publisher=Macdonald Publishing Co | date=1958}}</ref> explaining the baffling and challenging issue of chronic back pain, and new innovative and simplified surgical procedures. This work was reviewed in "The Simple Problem of Backache", ''Bulletin of the Vancouver Medical Association'', March 1958.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Problem of Backache| journal=Bulletin of the Vancouver Medical Association | date=March 1958}}</ref>
===The Use of Metals in Orthopaedic Surgery===
Burke's early research was focused on the use of metals in surgery, and his pioneering research was published in 1940 under "''The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum''"<ref name="CMAJ">{{cite journal |date=Aug 1940 |title=THE CORROSION OF METALS IN TISSUES; AND AN INTRODUCTION TO TANTALUM |publisher=Canadian Medical Association Journal |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20321780/|access-date=30 October 2024</ref> Burke described his team's first known use of tantalum in arthroplasty joint replacement, femoral and intertrochanteric fractures, for sutures, and for dental and jaw surgery prior to developing fittings for dental implants. Burke's discovery of chemically/biologically inert metals like tantalum and titanium, and his engineering of the manufacturing processes<ref>{{cite journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |date=Aug 1940 |title=THE CORROSION OF METALS IN TISSUES; AND AN INTRODUCTION TO TANTALUM |publisher=Canadian Medical Association |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20321780/|page=128| access-date=2024 October 30}}</ref>, led to the now widely accepted use of these metals in orthopaedic surgery and dentistry.


== References==
Burke's subsequent work in the field of chronic joint pain was first mentioned in ''Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery'' <ref {{Cite journal=The Bone & Joint Journal |url=https://boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1302/0301-620X.33B4.562 |title=ON CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP |last=Burke |first=Gerald |date=01 November 1951 |website=https://boneandjoint.org.uk |publisher=The Bone & Joint Journal Volume, 33-B No.4 | page=562|access-date=2024 Oct 31 |quote=}}
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  • Comment: Primary sources (i.e. written by the subject) do not help to establish notability. 97198 (talk) 04:19, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Gerald Louis Burke
Born(1906-12-29)29 December 1906
Bloemfontein, South Africa
EducationMD, 1938
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Occupations
  • medical researcher
  • surgeon
  • author
Years active30+
Spouses
  • Constance Jacqueline Wilson (1919-1944)
  • Margaret Elsie Perkins (1921-1998)

Gerald Louis Burke, MD (29 December 1905 – 30 March 1968) was a Canadian surgeon, medical researcher, academic, and a pioneer in the development, manufacture, and the first known use of tantalum metal plates and fasteners for the stable surgical repair of bone fractures. Later, in Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital, he led a team of surgeons developing surgical remedies for spinal injuries and chronic back pain. His work on backache led to the publication of "Backache from Occiput to Coccyx" in 1958 and, together with Bernard Grumler, contributed to "Suspensionthérapie et pouliethérapie - Guide Pratique" by Sauramps Médical in 1993.

The use of metals in orthopaedic surgery

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Burke's early research at the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital and the California Institute of Technology, was focused on the use of metals in surgery, and his pioneering research was published in 1940 under "The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum"[1] In "The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues", Burke provides a detailed analysis of the various metals attempted in surgical repairs, and describes the chemistry of the success and failure of previous experiments. Other than routine industrial accidents, some of his other major surgical specializations were polio reconstruction, and repair of military battle damage to avoid amputation with its concomitant challenging consequences. Burke described his team's first known use of tantalum in femoral and intertrochanteric fractures, for arthroplasty joint replacement, for clean non-scarring sutures, and for repair of trauma damage resulting from industrial or war-time battle injuries, and, eventually, for dental and jaw surgery prior to developing cosmetic fittings for dental implants. Burke's analysis of chemically/biologically inert metals like tantalum and titanium, and his engineering of the manufacturing processes,[2] led to the now widely accepted use of these metals in orthopaedic surgery and dentistry. Burke showed that both metals were strong enough and sufficiently stable for human implants in spite of the early difficulty in refining and fabrication.

Burke's subsequent work in the field of chronic joint pain was first mentioned in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery in 1951.[3] Burke later wrote and published in 1958 Backache from Occiput to Coccyx[4] explaining the baffling and challenging issue of chronic back pain, and new innovative and simplified surgical procedures. This work was reviewed in "The Simple Problem of Backache", Bulletin of the Vancouver Medical Association, March 1958.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Burke, G. L. (Aug 1940). "The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 43 (2): 125–128. PMC 538079. PMID 20321780.
  2. ^ Burke, G. L. (Aug 1940). "The Corrosion of Metals in Tissues; an Introduction to Tantalum". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 43 (2). Canadian Medical Association: 128. PMC 538079. PMID 20321780.
  3. ^ Burke, Gerald (1 November 1951). "On Congenital Dislocation of the Hip". The Bone & Joint Journal. 33-B (4): 562–566. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.33B4.562. PMID 14880575. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Backache from Occiput to Coccyx". Macdonald Publishing Co. 1958.
  5. ^ "The Problem of Backache". Bulletin of the Vancouver Medical Association. March 1958.