Robert Bruce Salter CC OOnt FRSC FRHSC (December 15, 1924 – May 10, 2010) was a Canadian surgeon and a pioneer in the field of pediatric orthopaedic surgery.
Salter then returned to join the medical staff at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 1955.
[1] Salter developed a procedure to correct congenital dislocation of the hip, pioneered continuous passive motion for the treatment of joint injuries,[2] and co- developed a classification of growth plate injuries in children, commonly known as the Salter–Harris fractures classification system.
[3] His textbook of orthopaedic surgery, Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, is used throughout the world.
He was also a fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada, and received the Gairdner Foundation International Award for medical science, the FNG Starr Medal of the Canadian Medical Association and the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Zimmer Award for Distinguished Achievement in Orthopaedic Research.