Professor Julii Fedorovych von Fink and the Sytenko orthopedic school (to the 115th anniversary of the Sytenko Institute).

Abstract

The article is about life path, activities, achievements and professional heritage of the orthopedist Julius Fedorovych von Fink, who at the end of the 19th century organized the country’s first orthopedic institution in Kharkіv, made a significant contribution to the development of world orthopedics and indirectly influenced the formation of the Sytenko orthopedic school. Information about Julius von Finck is presented against the backdrop of the development of treatment methods for tuberculous spondylitis in the world when targeted treatment did not yet exist.