Reinder (Rein) Strikwerda (3 June 1930,
Franeker
– 23 October 2006,
De Bilt
De Bilt () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherland ...
) was a Dutch
orthopedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (American and British English spelling differences, alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgic ...
who reached international fame by describing and treating
meniscus
Meniscus may refer to:
*Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure that partly divides a joint cavity
*Meniscus (liquid)
In physics (particularly liquid statics), the meniscus (: menisci, ) is the curve in the upper sur ...
and
knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...
injuries, specially those injuries that are typical to occur in
sport
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s like
football
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.
Strikwerda started his career as a
physical therapist
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease prevention ...
with the Dutch football club
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...
and later moved to
FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...
.
When he became more famous he worked as a
freelancer
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and did surgery on many of the great football players. He also did surgery on his own knee to show the technique and to show how easy it was to perform the surgery.
During his life Strikwerda wrote three books:
#"''Het doping probleem''" (The problem about doping), 1968
#"''Blessuretijd''" (Injury time), 1999,
He also wrote columns about sports injuries for Dutch football magazine ''
Voetbal International
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History and profile
''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM. It l ...
'' for many years.
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1930 births
2006 deaths
Dutch orthopedic surgeons
FC Utrecht
Go Ahead Eagles non-playing staff
People from Franekeradeel
20th-century surgeons