Dr. Otto Aufranc; Hip Replacement Pioneer
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Dr. Otto Aufranc, a pioneer in the surgical replacement of damaged hips, died Monday after a long illness. He was 80. Aufranc was instrumental in developing the first replacement hip in the United States and designing surgical tools for insertion in patients, officials at New England Baptist Hospital said. A native of Missouri, Aufranc graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1934. He was trained in orthopedics at Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.
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