David M. Bosworth

David Marsh Bosworth (23 January 1897, in New York City – 11 July 1979, in Vermont) was an American orthopedic surgeon and medical educator. He is remembered for describing the Bosworth fracture.

Biography David Bosworth was born in New York City in 1897, the son of a minister. He attended the City College of New York and the University of Vermont, graduating B.A. cum laude in 1918. graduating cum laude in 1921, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa society. including the introduction of streptomycin for its treatment. He also published papers on surgery of the hip, spine and shoulder. He described the rare fibular fracture that bears his name in a 1947 series of 5 patients, still the largest series of this ankle injury. He was appointed to the Editorial Board and the Board of Trustees of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, serving as Treasurer.

He was President of the American Orthopaedic Association in 1957, was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, and was awarded an honorary D.Sc. by the University of Vermont in 1963. He was awarded membership of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, and became the only foreign recipient of the Second Order of the Sacred Treasure in April 1968.