and its relevance to the issue of bone growth" (Über die innere Architektur der Knochen und ihre Bedeutung für die Frage des Knochenwachstums) 1882 Establishing the „Private hospital for surgical diseases“ 1884 Appointment as associate professor of Faculty of Medicine at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University to Berlin from 1886 Board Member of the Free Association of Surgeons of Berlin 1890 Establishment a part of the private hospital as a "Provisional Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, (no financial support) and appointed as its director 1892 Publication of his magnum opus "The law of transformation of the bone" 1894 Transfer of the temporary clinic in 'Department of Orthopedic Surgery with University Budget 1899 Appointment as Privy Medical Officer (Geheimer Medizinalrat) of Health at the Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University 1901 Co-founder of the German Society for Orthopedic Surgery " 1901 Acquisition of the clinic in the Charité group as a "Royal University Polyclinic" 18 February 1902 Death from stroke See also The Classic: On the Inner Architecture of Bones and its Importance for Bone Growth, Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2010 Apr;468(4):1056-1065 https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11999-010-1239-2 The Classic: On the Theory of Fracture Healing, Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2010 Apr;468(4):1052-1055 https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11999-010-1240-9 Mechanostat, similar law developed by Harold Frost Further reading Bernhard Meyer: Mit ihm beginnt die eigenständige Orthopädie - Der Arzt Julius Wolff. J.H. Wolf: Julius Wolff und sein Gesetz der Transformation der Knochen, Orthopäde, Springer Verlag 1995 (24) 378-386 Das Gesetz der Transformation der Knochen - 1892. Reprint: Pro Business, Berlin 2010, . References External links Julius Wolff Institut, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, main research areas are the regeneration and biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system and the improvement of joint replacement. 1836 births 1902 deaths German surgeons People from Mirosławiec 19th-century German Jews Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina