Table of Contents

1 Growing Up in Bury 1911-1929.- 2 Training for Surgery 1929-1940.- 3 War Service 1940-1946.- 4 Back to Manchester 1946-1960.- 5 An Exact Man 1946-1960.- 6 Books to Instruct 1950 & 1953.- 7 Turning Points 1957 & 1958.- 8 Personal Interlude 1957-1977.- 9 The Growth of an Idea 1951-1961.- 10 The Plan Fulfilled 1959-1969.- 11 Bone Cement: Grout not Glue 1958-1982.- 12 Clean Air Against Infection 1960-1983.- 13 The Charnley/Thackray Relationship 1947-1982.- 14 Spreading the Word 1967-1982.- 15 An Outpost in the South 1969-1982.- 16 Active Retirement 1975-1982.- 17 In Memoriam 1982.- Appendix: Honours and Awards Conferred on John Charnley.- Acknowledgements.- References.