Contribution of Saratov scientists to the development of Russian endoprosthesis (to the 90th anniversary of Ya. I. Shersher)

The research follows the career of a trauma orthopedist, scientist, and inventor Ya. I. Shersher and his contribution to the development of joint replacement techniques in Russian traumatology and orthopedic science. Shersher’s artificial hip joints were recommended for application in the clinical practice of Russian medical institutions. The scientist’s inventions affected the further development of the hip replacement method in both in this country and around the world. Shersher’s contribution as a science organizer involves active participation in the foundation of the Republican Arthrology Center of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as well as the Joint Replacement Center. Many archive documents are introduced into scientific research for the first time.