Leon Root
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Leon Root (June 15, 1929 – September 21, 2015) was the former Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery.{{cite book|last1=Hufford|first1=Susan|last2=Zaslow|first2=Michael|title=Not That Man Anymore: A Message from Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2cTq4JriiKAC&pg=PA95|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=September 2005|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-34050-7|page=95}} He was President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in 1988. Dr. Root wrote the popular "No More Aching Back" in 1992.{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pOgCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65 |title=Visible Means of Support|last=Fitzgibbons|first=Ruth Miller|date=October 31, 1977|work=New York Magazine|accessdate=1 May 2011}} He died at the age of 86 in September 2015."Dr. Leon Root, Orthopedic Surgeon, who wrote advice books, dies at 86," [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/health/dr-leon-root-orthopedic-surgeon-who-wrote-advice-books-dies-at-86.html New York Times], September 22, 2015.
Education
- MD, New York Medical College, New York, New York, US
- Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, US
Selected awards
- President American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 1988
- Chairman Orthopaedic Section of New York Academy of Medicine
Selected writings
- Root, L. "Surgical treatment for hip pain in the adult cerebral palsy patient." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19740214 Dev Med Child Neurol]. 2009 Oct; 51 Suppl 4:84-91. {{PMID|19740214}}.
- Raphael BS, Dines JS, Akerman M, Root L.. "Long-term followup of total hip arthroplasty in patients with cerebral palsy." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19924492 Clin Orthop Relat Res.] 2010 Jul; 468(7):1845-54. {{PMID|19924492}}.
- Widmann RF, Laplaza FJ, Bitan FD, Brooks CE, Root L., "Quality of life in osteogenesis imperfecta." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11954845 Int Orthop.] 2002; 26(1):3-6. {{PMID|11954845}}.
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