Ian Scott Smillie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Scott Smillie

Scottish professor of orthopaedic surgery (1907–1992)

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1992

Profession: surgeon

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ian Scott Smillie OBE, FRCSEd (15 April 1907 – 18 March 1992) was a Scottish professor of orthopaedic surgery who became an international authority on conditions of the knee.
He devised techniques and instruments to facilitate the surgical excision of the damaged knee meniscus.
He was an early advocate of specialist team care in orthopaedics and of early mobilisation.
His textbooks Injuries of the knee joint and Diseases of the knee Joint were widely read throughout the world.
In 1981 he was elected president of the International Society of the Knee.