Background
Alho, Antti Viljo was born on May 13, 1935 in Kotka, Finland. Son of Viljo and Rakel (Oksanen) Alho.
Alho, Antti Viljo was born on May 13, 1935 in Kotka, Finland. Son of Viljo and Rakel (Oksanen) Alho.
Doctor of Medicine, Helsinki University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Helsinki University, 1961.
General practitioner, Pielavesi, Finland, 1961-1962. Resident, then senior surgeon orthopedics Helsinki University Central Hospital, 1962-1974. Assistant professor Helsinki University, 1974-1976.
Professor, head department surgery University Bergen, Norway, 1976-1983. Head professor Ulleval Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 1983-1994. Head Invalid Foundation Orton Orthopedic Hospital, Helsinki, since 1994.
Postdoctoral fellow University Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1969-1970. Head. department surgery Lahti Central Hospital, Finland, 1976. Orthopedic research fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1982.
Chairman regional ethics committee medical research Health Region I, Norway, 1986-1990. Assistant editor, deputy editor Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 1984-1989.
Member American Medical Association (honorary), Finnish Orthopedic Society, Norwegian Orthopedic Society, Uruguayan Orthopedic Society, Finnish Medical Association (board directors 1966-1968, delegate 1968-1972), Finnish Orthopaedic Association (secretary 1971-1973), Scandinavian Surgical Association (chairman section traumatology 1979-1985), Orthopedic Research Society, International Society Fracture Repair (program chairman since 1994), European Orthopedic Research Society (executive council 1991-1995).
Married Seija Kyllikki Leirisara, February 6, 1954. Children: Ilppo, Kimmo, Iina, Teppo.