Introduction:

Searching in the history of the development of Orthopedics and Traumatology as an specialty in Matanzas province, the name of Dr. Alberto Jiménez Plá rises, a professional who is not known as he should, if one takes into account the importance of his work during the first four decades of the last century in the care of Matanzas population, he is an example of professional growth.

Objective:

To show the historical evidence of the outstanding professional life of Matanzas orthopedic Alberto Jiménez Plá.

Method:

The document review method was used, which included documents published from 1941 to 2009. We reviewed the articles by Dr. Jiménez Plá published in Revista de Médica found in the Gener del Monte at Matanzas Library (unique copies), and other investigations on the history of Matanzas medicine.

Conclusions:

This paper constitutes a tribute from Matanzas orthopedists to the memory of Alberto Jiménez Plá, to bring his life and work to new generations of specialists.

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