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Paul Randall Harrington

American surgeon (1911-1980) · United States · Doctors · Died at 69

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Paul Randall Harrington was an American orthopaedic surgeon. He is best known as the designer of the Harrington Rod, the first device for the straightening and immobilization of the spine inside the body. It entered common use in the early 1960s and remained the gold standard for scoliosis surgery until the late 1990s.

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Paul Randall Harrington was an American orthopaedic surgeon. He is best known as the designer of the Harrington Rod, the first device for the straightening and immobilization of the spine inside the body. It entered common use in the early 1960s and remained the gold standard for scoliosis surgery until the late 1990s. During this period over one million people benefited from Harrington's procedure.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1980 · aged 69

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