The classic: Tendon transplants in orthopedic practice by A Codvilla.
Alessandro Codavilla (1861-1912), Director of the famous Rizzoli Institute of Bologna, was one of the leading figures in orthopedic surgery at the turn of the century. The surgical transplantation of tendons and muscles was being widely practiced in most of the leading centers at that time with very variable success. Codavilla is credited by many of his contemporaries including Bielsalski, Mayer and Steindler for his classic and fundamental studies in the physiological aspects of tendon transfer. Published in 1899, this article generally established the physiologic concepts of modern tendon transplantation surgery.
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008722:Methods; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*