Robert Symon Garden

Robert Symon Garden
Born(1910-08-02)2 August 1910
Macduff, Scotland
Died16 October 1982(1982-10-16) (aged 72)
EducationUniversity of Aberdeen
OccupationOrthopaedic surgeon
Known forGarden classification

Robert Symon Garden (2 August 1910 – 16 October 1982) was a Scottish orthopaedic surgeon best known for establishing the widely accepted Garden classification of hip fractures[1] that bears his name.

He was also the father of the Scottish comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter Graeme Garden.

Garden Classification

The Garden classification established by Robert Symon Garden applies to intracapsular hip fractures of the femoral neck, and comprises four distinct types:[2]

  • Garden I: valgus-impacted fracture[a]
  • Garden II: undisplaced fracture
  • Garden III: varus fracture[b]
  • Garden IV: varus fracture with significant displacement and loss of contact

Honours

Garden held the professional qualification of FCRS (Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons).

He was also a member of the following institutions:

Personal life

He married Janet Ann McHardy in 1939. The couple had two children: Graeme and Elizabeth.

His son, Graeme Garden, is a writer, comedian, and television presenter, and a member of the British comedy trio The Goodies.

Notes

  1. ↑ In orthopaedics, valgus refers to the state of a bone or joint that deviates outward relative to the rest of the body, involving displacement.
  2. ↑ In orthopaedics, a varus is the opposite condition to a valgus.

References

  1. ↑ "Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: Garden, Robert Symon (1910 - 1982)". Heritage Collections. The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: R. S. Garden" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 285: 1751. 11 December 1982. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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