José Valls Ruiz, Argentine orthopedist (Buenos Aires 20 June 1896 – Buenos Aires 01 May 1977)

From Spanish parents

Authored about 130 works

New conceptions on the etiology and treatment os sciatica: vertebral arthritis as the cause of neurodocytic sciatica. Rev. Oto-Neuro-Oftalm. Cir. Neurol. (1927)

With C.E. Ottolenghi first to advocate biopsy of regional lymph nodes for conformation of the diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis (1931)

Developed a guiding compass for osteosynthesis of fractures of the neck of femur with Smith-Petersen nails and Valls-Lagomarsino nails

With E.H. Lagomarsino. Technique personelle et nouvelle instrumentation pour l’osteosynthese du col femoral à ciel ouvert. Bull. Soc. Nat. Chir. Paris (1935)

With E.H. Lagomarsino. Tratamiento de las fracturas del cuello de fêmur (1943)

With C.E. Ottolenghi & F. Schajowicz. La biopsia por aspiración en el diagnostico de las lesiones oseas (1942)

With C.E. Ottolenghi & F. Schajowicz. Aspiration biopsy in diagnosis of lesions of vertebral bodies. JAMA 136:376-82, 1948

New procedures in the treatment of fractures: our experience. Rev. Asoc. Med. Argent. 61(603-4):211-8, 1947

A new prosthesis for arthroplasty of the hip. J. Bone Joint Surg Br. 34B(2):308-10, 1952

Arthroplasty of the hip: model of new metallic prosthesis. Dia Med. 25(50):1360-3, 1953

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

With J.R. Valls. Metaphyseal curettage and temporary laxity of the hip in the treatment of arthritis deformans. Acta Orthop. Scand. 32:445, 1962

Late treatment of aseptic necrosis of the hip in fractures and dislocations of the neck of the fêmur, with special reference to arthrodesis and arthroplasty. Rev. Ortop. Traum. Lat. Am. 6(1):1-14, 1961

Paralytic dislocation of the hip. Bull. Hosp. Jt. Dis. 21:346-50, 1960

Tumores de celulas gigantes. Mem. du 7eme Congr. SICOT, Barcelona (1957)

With D. Muscolo & F. Schajowicz. Reticulum cell sarcoma of bone. J. Bone Joint Surg. 34B:588, 1952

Acrylic prosthesis in a case with fracture of the head of the humerus. Bol. Soc. Orthop. Trauma 17:61, 1952

With C.E. Ottolenghi & F. Schajowicz. Epiphyseal chondroblastoma of bone. J. Bone Joint Surg. 33A:997-1009, 1951

With M. Polak & F. Schajowicz. Fibrous dysplasia of bone. J. Bone Joint Surg. 32A:311, 1950

With J.E. Valls. Streptomycin in osteoarticular tuberculosis. Rev. Asoc. Med. Argent. 63(663-4):475-7, 1949

With D.T. Muscolo. Dissecting osteochondritis of the hip. Rev. Asoc. Med. Argent. 61(597-600):29-33, 1947

Kuntscher intramedullary interlocking in long bone fractures. Bol. Trab. Acad. Argent. Cir. 31(29):967, 1947

With J.E. Valls. Treatment of tarsal trauma. Acta Congr. Soc. Cir. Chile 8:175-90, 1946

Lesiones traumaticas de los meniscos, ligamentos cruzados y ligamentos laterales de la rodilla (1941)

Rupture of the lateral ligament of the knee joint. Am.J. Surg. 43:486-91, 1939

La biopsie ganglionnaire comme moyen de diagnostic dans les arterites chroniques des membres. Brux. Med. 13:1151-7, 1932-3 & 14 Suppl:104, 1933-4

La patologia de los ligamentos cruzados de la articulación de la rodilla. Rev. Ortop. Traumat. 1(1), 1931

Reconstrucción del ligamento lateral interno con seda. Rev. Arg. Ortop.

HONOURS

President, International Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Barcelona (1957)

Honorary Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons & American Orthopedic Association