George Weir Johnston

George Weir Johnston was a British surgeon, who is named in a classification of radial head fractures, after modifying the one created by Mark L. Mason. He was also known for importing stapling guns from Russia for the purpose of fixing oesophageal varices.[1][2][3]

Selected publications

  • Johnston GW. (1962) "A follow-up of one hundred cases of fracture of the head of the radius with a review of the literature." Ulster Med J 31:51–56.

References

  1. ^ "Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: Johnston, George Weir (1932 - 2020)". Royal College of Surgeons of England. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Mason-Johnston Classification of Radial Head Fractures". University of Washington Emergency Radiology. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ^ Johnston, Brian; Crookes, Peter (30 July 2021). "George Weir Johnston". BMJ. 374: n1894. doi:10.1136/bmj.n1894. ISSN 1756-1833.
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