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THE CLASSIC: Articular-Plate Replacement Arthroplasty for the Knee Joint

Charles O. Townley was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1916 and received his B.S. degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1944 and interned at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He started an orthopedic residency in 1945 at the Henry Ford Hospital, but in 1946 transferred to the Tilton General Hospital. He returned to Henry Ford Hospital in 1950 and entered private practice in that year at Port Huron, Michigan, where he has remained until the present time. The Townley Orthopaedic Clinic has grown to an active group of five orthopedic surgeons. Although in private practice, he has been very active in orthopedic research on development of new devices, implants, and surgical techniques. The emphasis in his work is on techniques and implants designed to preserve bone stock. Most important, Townley’s designs are calculated to transmit stresses to the supporting bone in a physiologic fashion. The basic concept of all his procedures is to reduplicate the normal, functioning joint and the surface anatomy. Working always in Port Huron, he has published more than 20 papers and presented 75 lectures around the world. Townley is a pioneer in knee surgery: he developed the Townley tibial hemiarthroplasty in the late 1940s and the Townley Anatomic Total Knee in 1972. The development of the total articular replacement arthroplasty (TARA) hemiarthroplasty of the hip and total hip replacement gained great acclaim for him as well. Charles Townley is a member of many medical organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, and The American Trauma Society; he is a founding member and president of The Knee Society. Despite this active and productive life, Charles Townley has given generously of his time to share his knowledge and friendship with his colleagues and many friends around the world. Orthopedic surgeons honor this man who has given so much to reconstructive surgery and to his fellow man.