Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Kel·ler Pronunciation:
'kel-&r Function:
adjective : relating to or being an operation to correct hallux valgus by excision of theproximal part of the proximal phalanx of the big toe with resulting shortening of the toe <
Keller procedure> <
Keller arthroplasty>
Keller, William Lorden(1874–1959), American surgeon. Keller was an army surgeon who developed a number of new surgical procedures. He devised operations for hallux valgus (1904), varicose veins (1905), chronicempyema (1922), recurrent dislocation of the shoulder (1925), and stricture of the rectum and anus (1933) caused by contracture of the muscles around their circumference.
[kel-er; for 1 also Ger. kel-uh
r] 