William Edward Gallie (1882-1959): Father of the Gallie wiring technique for atlantoaxial arthrodesis

Rimal Hanif Dossani; John Shaughnessy; Piyush Kalakoti; Anil Nanda

doi:10.3171/2016.12.JNS161224

William Edward Gallie (1882-1959): Father of the Gallie wiring technique for atlantoaxial arthrodesis

Rimal Hanif Dossani, John Shaughnessy, Piyush Kalakoti, Anil Nanda

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William Edward Gallie (1882-1959) was a Canadian general surgeon with special expertise in orthopedic surgery. His experience with surgical management of cervical spine subluxation led him to invent a method of cervical wiring of the atlas to the axis. His method of C1-2 wiring has since been modified, but it still remains one of the three most commonly taught wiring techniques in neurosurgical training programs. Gallie is also hailed for instituting the first surgical training program in Canada, a curriculum his pupils memorialized as the "Gallie course" in surgery. In this historical vignette, the authors describe Gallie's life and depict his contributions to surgery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	938-941
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	128
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.12.JNS161224
State	Published - Mar 2018
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

Keywords

Atlantoaxial arthrodesis
Cervical wiring
Gallie course
History
Surgical training
William Edward Gallie

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William Edward Gallie (1882-1959): Father of the Gallie wiring technique for atlantoaxial arthrodesis

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