Shah Hriday M, Chung Kevin C
The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
J Hand Surg Am. 2008 Jul-Aug;33(6):948-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.12.020.
Robert William Smith is best known for the eponymous Smith's fracture. He also made other important contributions to medicine and medical education, publishing on topics ranging from arthritis to neuroma. He had a great interest in pathology and helped found the Pathological Society of Dublin. At the time of his death, he was the vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. His contributions to the understanding of various pathologic conditions make him an important figure in medicine and in hand surgery.
罗伯特·威廉·史密斯最为人所知的是以他名字命名的史密斯骨折。他还在医学和医学教育领域做出了其他重要贡献，发表了从关节炎到神经瘤等诸多主题的文章。他对病理学有着浓厚的兴趣，并协助创立了都柏林病理学会。在他去世时，他是爱尔兰皇家外科医学院的副院长。他对各种病理状况的理解所做出的贡献使他成为医学和手部外科领域的重要人物。
