Kenneth Pridie
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Kenneth Hampden Pridie (8 March 1906 – 1963) was an English
athlete who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games
and in the 1934 British Empire Games
.
At the 1930 Empire Games he finished fourth in the Discus Throw
event and sixth in the shot put
competition.
Four years later he won the bronze medal in the shot put contest and finished sixth in the discus throw event at the 1938 Empire Games.
Pridie was an orthopaedic surgeon. He studied at the University of Bristol
. With a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England he visited Böhler
in Vienna, Watson-Jones in Liverpool and Girdlestone in Oxford. Twenty-eight years old he became a fracture surgeon at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He developed several devices for fracture treatment and was an eminent surgeon. Pridie is known for a particular cartilage repair technique where repair by fibrocartilage formation is stimulated by drilling small holes into the subchondral bone plate after surgical debridement of cartilage defects, known as the Pridie Drilling. He died of a heart attack in 1963.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
athlete who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games
1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930....
and in the 1934 British Empire Games
1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games. They were held at the White City Stadium in London, England from 4–11 August 1934, apart from the cycling at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, and the swimming, which took place at the Empire Pool in Wembley...
.
At the 1930 Empire Games he finished fourth in the Discus Throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
event and sixth in the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
competition.
Four years later he won the bronze medal in the shot put contest and finished sixth in the discus throw event at the 1938 Empire Games.
Pridie was an orthopaedic surgeon. He studied at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
. With a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England he visited Böhler
Lorenz Böhler
Lorenz Böhler was an Austrian physician and famous surgeon.Böhler is most notable as one of the—or even the—creator of modern accident surgery. He was the head of the AUVA-Hospital in Vienna, Brigittenau, that was later named after him: Lorenz-Böhler-Unfallkrankenhaus...
in Vienna, Watson-Jones in Liverpool and Girdlestone in Oxford. Twenty-eight years old he became a fracture surgeon at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He developed several devices for fracture treatment and was an eminent surgeon. Pridie is known for a particular cartilage repair technique where repair by fibrocartilage formation is stimulated by drilling small holes into the subchondral bone plate after surgical debridement of cartilage defects, known as the Pridie Drilling. He died of a heart attack in 1963.