Leon Root
American physician (1929–2015)
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Leon Root (June 15, 1929 – September 21, 2015) was the former Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery.[1] He was President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in 1988. Dr. Root wrote the popular "No More Aching Back" in 1992.[2] He died at the age of 86 in September 2015.[3]
Education
- MD, New York Medical College, New York, New York, US
- Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, US
Selected awards
- President American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 1988
- Chairman Orthopaedic Section of New York Academy of Medicine
Selected writings
- Root, L (2009). "Surgical treatment for hip pain in the adult cerebral palsy patient". Dev Med Child Neurol. 51 Suppl 4: 84–91. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03421.x. PMID 19740214..
- Raphael, BS; Dines, JS; Akerman, M; Root, L (2010). "Long-term followup of total hip arthroplasty in patients with cerebral palsy". Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 468: 1845–54. doi:10.1007/s11999-009-1167-1. PMC 2881999. PMID 19924492..
- Widmann, RF; Laplaza, FJ; Bitan, FD; Brooks, CE; Root, L (2002). "Quality of life in osteogenesis imperfecta". Int Orthop. 26: 3–6. PMC 3620845. PMID 11954845..
