Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Jones | |
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| Born | 28 June 1857 Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Died | 14 January 1933 (aged 75) Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
| Known for | Jones fracture |
| Awards | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1920) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Orthopaedic surgery |
Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet, KBE, CB, TD, FRCS (28 June 1857 – 14 January 1933) was a Welsh orthopaedic surgeon who helped to establish the modern specialty of orthopaedic surgery in Britain.
He was an early proponent of the use of radiography in orthopaedics, and in 1902 described the eponymous Jones fracture.