title: Sir Denis Browne (1892-1967) and congenital deformities of mechanical origin.
abstract: Sir Denis Browne of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, is regarded as the father of paediatric surgery in the United Kingdom. He made many important scientific and operative contributions, prominent among which were his studies on the origin and management of congenital deformities.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*