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Lynn T. Staheli, M.D.<br />

<strong>2002</strong> Distinguished Alumnus<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />

Dr. Lynn Staheli is one <strong>of</strong><br />

the pioneers who<br />

established the current<br />

Pediatric Orthopedic Society in 1975<br />

<strong>and</strong> is a past president <strong>of</strong> the society.<br />

He founded the Journal <strong>of</strong> Pediatric<br />

Orthopedics 22 years ago <strong>and</strong> remains<br />

an active co-editor. An author <strong>of</strong> 85<br />

original articles, 10 book chapters, <strong>and</strong><br />

8 books, Lynn continues to contribute<br />

to the scientific foundation <strong>of</strong> pediatric<br />

orthopedics <strong>and</strong> to disseminate that<br />

information to the world through his<br />

writings <strong>and</strong> lectures. He produces his<br />

books through desktop publishing to<br />

keep costs down so that the books can<br />

be purchased in developing countries.<br />

As a guest speaker in more than 25<br />

countries, he is aware <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />

challenge that those physicians face in<br />

affording our very expensive books. As<br />

well, Dr. Staheli has just been awarded<br />

the Distinguished Achievement Award<br />

for a lifetime <strong>of</strong> excellent work in<br />

pediatric orthopaedics by the Pediatric<br />

Orthopaedic Society <strong>of</strong> North America.<br />

Most clinical research in<br />

orthopedics involves the<br />

demonstration that one operation is<br />

more effective or safer than another, or<br />

that surgery is more effective than<br />

nonoperative treatment. Lynn has<br />

published the results <strong>of</strong> such research,<br />

many <strong>of</strong> which have become l<strong>and</strong>mark<br />

studies. He developed the “Staheli” shelf<br />

acetabular augmentation procedure<br />

that has become an international<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard in the surgical<br />

armamentarium for hip dysplasia.<br />

But his most significant<br />

contributions have been those that have<br />

shown that no surgery <strong>and</strong>, in fact, no<br />

treatment are better than surgery or<br />

sham treatment in certain conditions.<br />

Among those l<strong>and</strong>mark studies are<br />

ones demonstrating that flatfeet are a<br />

normal foot shape in children, that<br />

toeing in <strong>and</strong> toeing out are normal<br />

limb alignments in children, <strong>and</strong> that<br />

most children develop an arch <strong>and</strong><br />

change their in-toeing <strong>and</strong> out-toeing<br />

through normal growth <strong>and</strong><br />

development. As a function <strong>of</strong> this<br />

extensive body <strong>of</strong> work, he is the<br />

ultimate child advocate, using research<br />

<strong>and</strong> teaching to provide evidence-based<br />

care to his patients <strong>and</strong> to train others<br />

to do the same. He’s not done. He has<br />

more questions to answer, more “right<br />

answers” to question, <strong>and</strong> more<br />

information to disseminate.<br />

Congratulations to Lynn <strong>and</strong> to all<br />

those who generously made this Chiar<br />

possible.<br />

6 <strong>2002</strong> ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH REPORT

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