Reinder (Rein) Strikwerda (3 June 1930,
Franeker
– 23 October 2006,
De Bilt
De Bilt () is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
It is the ancestral home and namesake for the pr ...
) was a Dutch
orthopedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeleta ...
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), a curve in the upper surface of liquid contained in an object
*Meniscus (optics)
A lens is a ...
and
knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the human leg, 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 join ...
injuries, specially those injuries that are typical to occur in
sport
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
s like
football.
Strikwerda started his career as a
physical therapist
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, pat ...
with the Dutch football club
Go Ahead Eagles and later moved to
FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard.
The club was formed in 1970 as a merg ...
.
When he became more famous he worked as a
freelancer 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 but le ...
'' 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