Andrew Philip Thomas was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Dulwich College, where his father was a housemaster, and then Selwyn College, Cambridge, and St Thomas' Medical School. After qualifying in 1976, he trained in surgery, mainly at St Mary's Hospital, Londo

John Valentine Todd was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Newcastle Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. He was born in either 1912 or 1913 and studied medicine at Durham University, qualifying MB BS in 1935 and proceeded to Liverpool to specialise in orthopaedics. He was consulta

Donald James Tuffley was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. He was born in Atherton, Queensland, Australia, the son of Henry Joseph Tuffley, a bank manager, and Winifred Tuffley née Cochrane. He was educated at Mackay High School and Toowoomba Grammar School. He then wo

John Walkden was a senior orthopaedic registrar at the United Liverpool Hospitals and orthopaedic and surgical registrar to the professorial unit of Broadgreen Hospital Liverpool. He then became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at West Cheshire and Central Wirral Hospitals. He was a member of the Li

Terence Thulbourne was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Dundee Royal Infirmary. He studied medicine at Sheffield, graduating MB BS in 1960. Prior to his appointment as a consultant he was a senior orthopaedic registrar at Tayside Health Board, an orthopaedic registrar at King's College Hospital,

Carl John Williams was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. He studied medicine at University College London, gaining a BSc in medical microbiology in 1989 and qualifying MB BS in 1992. He was a senior house officer in general surgery at Blackpool, and then a clinica

Geoffrey Wetherell was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside. He was born on 6 June 1918, the son of Gertrude Blanche Wetherell née Hapgood and Alfred Wetherell. He studied medicine in Liverpool and, after qualifying in 1943, did his house jobs there. He carr

Patrick Gowans Laing was an orthopaedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, United States, and a pioneering researcher into the use of safe metals for surgical implants. He was born in Putney, London, on 8 November 1923, the son of Harold James Gowans Laing, a major in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Enginee

John Crawford Adams was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, London, and the author of several acclaimed textbooks on orthopaedic surgery. He was born in Derbyshire, the son of a general practitioner, and was educated at Oakham School. He entered St Mary's Hospital Medical School

James Gordon Kendall was an orthopaedic surgeon who became medical director of Derwen College for the Disabled in Oswestry, Shropshire. He qualified in medicine from Birmingham University and passed the conjoint examination of the college the same year. An early appointment was as senior registrar t

Barry Crymble qualified in medicine in Belfast in 1945. He passed the FRCS in 1951 and practiced as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for the Northern Ireland Hospital Authority. He was a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the Ulster Medical Society. He died on 17 June 2002, aged 81.

Hugh James McKim Thomas was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Nottingham. He was born on 3 October 1932, the son of G M Thomas of Llandaff, South Wales. He attended Epsom College from 1945 to 1951 and then studied medicine at Cardiff University Medical School, qualifying in 1955. He gained his FRC