Albert Hoffa
German surgeon (1859–1907)
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Albert Hoffa (31 March 1859 – 31 December 1907) was a German surgeon, orthopedist and physiotherapist born in Richmond, Cape of Good Hope.
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| Born | 31 March 1859 |
| Died | 31 December 1907 (aged 48) |
| Education | Marburg University University of Freiburg |
Education
He studied medicine at Marburg University and the University of Freiburg, earning his doctorate with a thesis on nephritis saturnina (lead nephropathy).
Career
In 1886, he opened a private clinic for orthopedics, physiotherapy and massage in Würzburg,[1] where in 1895 he became an associate professor at the university. In 1902 he succeeded Julius Wolff (1836-1902) at the department of orthopedics in Berlin.[2]
Hoffa is remembered for introducing an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890),[3] as well as for developing a system of massage therapy (Hoffa system).[4] His name is further associated with an anatomical structure, Hoffa's fat pad, and a condition affecting it, known as "Hoffa's fat pad disease", characterized by chronic knee pain primarily beneath the patella.[5]
In 1892 he founded the journal Zeitschrift für orthopädische Chirurgie.
Selected writings
- Lehrbuch der Fracturen und Luxationen für Ärzte und Studierende, 1888 - Textbook of fractures and luxations for physicians and students.
- Lehrbuch der orthopädischen Chirurgie, 1891 - Textbook of orthopedic surgery.
- Technik der Massage, 1893 - Technique of massage.[6]
- Atlas und Grundriss der Verbandlehre, 1897 - Atlas and outline of the teaching association.
- Die orthopädische Literatur, 1905 - Orthopedic literature.[7]