Obituary: A Remembrance of Prof. Ugo del Torto (1923-2011)

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A Note from the Editors: The following is a personal remembrance of Prof. Ugo del Torto written by family friend and former colleague, Dr. Robert S. Siffert. Considered an expert in the field of orthopaedic traumatology, Prof. Ugo del Torto was named Chair and Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Naples Federico II. Always active in the orthopaedic community, Prof, del Torto cofounded the Italian Study Group on Scoliosis in 1977, and served 2 years as President of the Society of Italian Orthopaedic Traumatology from 1980 to 1982. His published studies in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research? (CORR?) spanned a wide range of orthopaedic topics, including papers investigating the elbow prosthesis, the stabilization of spondylolisthesis, and rib resection using Marino-Zuco-Harrington instrumentation. In 1983, Dr. Siffert and Prof del Torto collaborated on a study, published in CORR?, which focused on the technique that corrects severe cavus and cavovarus deformities.