title: Who was Meyerding?
abstract: Henry William Meyerding is best known for his spondylolisthesis classification system, but he achieved much more while working at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, during the first half of the 20th century. A brief biography is presented, as well as some personal insights into the character of H. W. Meyerding.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Spinal Studies, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom. ipwright@globalnet.co.uk
authors.forename: Ian P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history; D014481:United States