# John Robert Cobb

> John Robert Cobb (1903-1967), was an American orthopedic surgeon who invented the eponymous Cobb angle, the preferred method of measuring the degree of scoliosis and post-traumatic kyphosis.

*Orthopedic surgeon (1903-1967)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1903-02-28
- **Died:** 1967-03-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Robert Cobb (1903-1967), was an American orthopedic surgeon who invented the eponymous Cobb angle, the preferred method of measuring the degree of scoliosis and post-traumatic kyphosis.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.2

## Sources
- [John Robert Cobb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robert_Cobb)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701583)

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