Johan Bellemans

Johan Bellemans is a Belgian physician who became known for the discovery of the anterolateral ligament.[1] He discovered it along with Steven Claes[2] in 2013, after a 134-year period of study for a missing part.[3][4][5]

In 2002 he also discovered the reason for limited flexion that is frequently noted after knee replacement surgery, and the concept of posterior condylar offset was originated by him.

In 2014 he introduced the theory of constitutional alignment, which fundamentally changed modern thinking in knee surgery.

He also was influential in the development of the fourth generation artificial knees, and developed the bicruciate stabilised Journey Knee system.

Currently he works as a professor of orthopedic surgery in both Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and UZ Leuven.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Toparts Johan Bellemans ruilt UZ Leuven voor Genk" [Toparts Johan Bellmans swapping UZ Leuven for Genk] (in Dutch). January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ Smitha Mundasad (November 7, 2013). "New ligament discovered in knee, Belgian surgeons say". BBC News Online. BBC. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Graham Slaughter (November 6, 2013). "Scientists discover a new body part at the knee". The Star. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Surgeons describe new ligament in the human knee". Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Science Daily. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Steven Claes, Evie, Michael Maes; Jan Victor; Peter Verdonk; Johan Bellemans (2013). "Anatomy of the anterolateral ligament of the knee". Journal of Anatomy. 223 (4). Wiley Online Library. p. 321—328. doi:10.1111/joa.12087. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "UZ Leuven ontslaat professor Johan Bellemans" [UZ Leuven dismisses Professor Johan Bellmans] (in Dutch). UZ Leuven. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.


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